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Answer» What is Centre for Reviews and Dissemination mean? The Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) is a health services research centre based at the University of York, England. CRD was established in January 1994, and aims to provide research-based information for evidence-based medicine. CRD carries out systematic reviews and meta-analyses of healthcare interventions, and disseminates the results of research to decision-makers in the NHS. CRD produces three databases: Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED)Health Technology Assessment Database (HTA Database)These are freely available from the CRD database website [1] and as part of the Cochrane Library. CRD also publishes a number of regular reports including Effective Health Care and Effectiveness Matters. CRD is funded by the UK Department of Health's NHS Research and Development Programme, as well as from a number of other sources. reference
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