Cochrane China (Institute of Health Data Science, Lanzhou University) was established in January 2020 at the Institute of Health Data Science, Lanzhou University. Lanzhou University, which founded in 1909, has been the best university in the northwestern region of China, ranking as one of the top 30 among over 1,500 universities across China. The director of the center, Prof. Yaolong Chen, is a guideline methodologist at the Evidence Based Medicine Center of Lanzhou University. He is the founding director of Chinese GRADE Center and co-director of WHO Collaborating Centre for Guideline Implementation and Knowledge Translation. He is also Chair of GIN Asia (Guideline International Network). He received his Bachelor degree on clinical medicine in Lanzhou University, Master degree on evidence-based medicine in Chinese Cochrane Center, and PhD degree on Integrative Medicine in Lanzhou University. He studied guideline development in McMaster University between September 2010 and March 2011 as a visiting research fellow and worked for the WHO Guidelines Review Committee between September 2013 and March 2014 as a volunteer.

The center aims to accelerate the translation from evidence to practice in China.

Dean of Institute of Health Data Science, Lanzhou University

Email: chenyaolong@lzu.edu.cn

Evidence-based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University

Email: yangkh@lzu.edu.cn

Evidence-based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University

Email: tianjh@lzu.edu.cn

Evidence-based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University

Email: mab@lzu.edu.cn

School of Public Health, Lanzhou University

Email: lixiuxia@lzu.edu.cn

School of Public Health, Lanzhou University

Email: gel@lzu.edu.cn

School of Public Health, Lanzhou University

Email: wangxiaohui@lzu.edu.cn

School of Public Health, Lanzhou University

Email: songxp@lzu.edu.cn

Meng Lv, MPH, School of Public Health, Lanzhou University

•   WHO Collaborating Centre for Guideline Implementation and Knowledge Translation

•   Chinses GRADE Center

•   G-I-N Asia Secretary

•   Testing Treatment Interactive (TTI)

•   International Practice Guideline Register Platform

•   Evidence-based Medicine Center, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Lanzhou University

•   Key Laboratory of Evidence Based Medicine and Knowledge Translation of Gansu Province, Lanzhou University

•   RIGHT Working Group

•   Institute of Health Data Science, Lanzhou University

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Luo X, Ni X, Lin J, et al. The add-on effect of Chinese herbal medicine on COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Phytomedicine. 2020 Jul 11:153282. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2020.153282. 

Luo X, Lv M, Wang X, et al. Supportive care for patient with respiratory diseases: an umbrella review. Ann Transl Med 2020;8(10):621. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-3298. 

Zhou Q, Shi Q, Yu X, et al. Effectiveness of intraoperative peritoneal lavage (IOPL) with saline in patient with intra-abdominal infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol. BMJ Open 2020;10:e036273. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036273. 

Lv M, Wang M, Yang N, et al. Chest computed tomography for the diagnosis of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): a rapid review and meta-analysis. Ann Transl Med 2020;8(10):622. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-3311. 

Yang N, Che S, Zhang J, et al. Breastfeeding of infants born to mothers with COVID-19: a rapid review. Ann Transl Med 2020;8(10):618. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-3299. 

Wang J, Tang Y, Ma Y, et al. Efficacy and safety of antibiotic agents in children with COVID-19: a rapid review. Ann Transl Med 2020;8(10):619. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-3300. 

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Zhang J, Yang Y, Yang N, et al. Effectiveness of intravenous immunoglobulin for children with severe COVID-19: a rapid review. Ann Transl Med 2020;8(10):625. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-3305. 

Gao Y, Liu R, Zhou Q, et al. Application of telemedicine during the coronavirus disease epidemics: a rapid review and meta-analysis. Ann Transl Med 2020;8(10):626. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-3315. 

Lu S, Zhou Q, Huang L, et al. Effectiveness and safety of glucocorticoids to treat COVID-19: a rapid review and meta-analysis. Ann Transl Med 2020;8(10):627. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-3307. 

Li W, Liao J, Li Q, et al. Public health education for parents during the outbreak of COVID-19: a rapid review. Ann Transl Med 2020;8(10):628. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-3312. 

Zhou Q, Gao Y, Wang X, et al. Nosocomial infections among patients with COVID-19, SARS and MERS: a rapid review and meta-analysis. Ann Transl Med 2020;8(10):629. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-3324. 

Wang Y, Zhou Q, Xu M, et al. Characteristics of Clinical Trials relating to COVID-19 registered at ClinicalTrials.gov. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2020 Jul 30. doi: 10.1111/jcpt.13222. 

Liu E, Smyth RL, Luo Z, et al. Rapid advice guidelines for management of children with COVID-19. Ann Transl Med. 2020 May;8(10):617. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-3754. Erratum in: Ann Transl Med. 2020 Jun;8(12):807. 

Tian H, Guo X, Wang X, et al. Chromium picolinate supplementation for overweight or obese adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013 (11).

Guo J, Shi Z, Yang K, et al. Endothelin receptor antagonists for subarachnoid hemorrhage. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2012 (9).

Liu R, Wang XH, Tian JH, et al. High dose rate versus low dose rate intracavity brachytherapy for locally advanced uterine cervix cancer. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2014 (10).

Ma B, Wang Y, Chen K, et al. Transperitoneal versus retroperitoneal approach for elective open abdominal aortic aneurysm repair. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016 (2).

Li J, Sun S L, Tian J H, et al. Cell salvage in emergency trauma surgery. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015 (1).

Liu J, Zhang P, Tian J, et al. Ozone therapy for treating foot ulcers in people with diabetes. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015 (10).

Li L, Zhang P, Tian JH, et al. Statins for primary prevention of venous thromboembolism. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2014 (12).

Jiang L, Zeng R, Yang KH, et al. Tidal versus other forms of peritoneal dialysis for acute kidney injury. Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2012 (6).

Bai ZG, Wang B, Yang K, et al. Azithromycin versus penicillin G benzathine for early syphilis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2012 (6).

Liu Y, Yang KH, Wu T, et al. Microwave therapy for cervical ectropion. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2007 (4).

Li L, Tian JH, Yang KH, et al. Humanized PA14 (a monoclonal CCR5 antibody) for treatment of people with HIV infection. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2014 (7).

Shang PF, Kwong J, Wang ZP, et al. Intravesical Bacillus Calmette‐Guerin versus epirubicin for Ta and T1 bladder cancer. Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2011 (5).

Tian JH, Ma B, Yang KH, et al. Bicarbonate‐versus lactate‐buffered solutions for acute continuous haemodiafiltration or haemofiltration. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015 (3).

Sun R, Jia W Q, Zhang P, et al. Nitrous oxide‐based techniques versus nitrous oxide‐free techniques for general anaesthesia. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015 (11).

Bai ZG, Yang KH, Tian JH, et al. Bicarbonate versus lactate solutions for acute peritoneal dialysis. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2014 (7).

Meng Lv, MPH. School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.

Email: lvm2016@163.com

Address: No. 199 West Donggang Road, Lanzhou 730000, Gansu Province, P.R.China.