Melissa Harden
Information Specialist
Email: melissa.harden@york.ac.uk
Tel: 01904 321080
Fax: 01904 321041
Melissa is an Information Specialist within the Information Team at CRD. She designs and runs literature searches for reviews undertaken by CRD and other contracted organisations. Melissa is involved in the production of DARE, NHSEED and the HTA database through running searches, screening results and indexing records.
Melissa has a first degree in Health Studies and obtained an MSc in Information Science from City University in 2006. Before joining CRD she worked as an Information Officer at the Centre for Evidence-Based Child Health, UCL Institute of Child Health in London.Current research projects
Evidence-based immediate care of the very preterm infantSelected publications
Harden M, Light K, Stirk L, Wright K. What's on the web? Health care blogs: finding, creating, examples. J Health Serv Res Policy 2010;15:254-6
Harden M, Light K, Stirk L, Wright K, Misso K. What's on the web? Patient information websites. J Health Serv Res Policy 2010;15:126-128
McKenna C, Burch J, Suekarran S, Walker S, Bakhai A, Witte K, Harden M, Wright K, Woolacott N, Lorgelly P, Fenwick L, Palmer S. A systematic review and economic evaluation of the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of aldosterone antagonists for postmyocardial infarction heart failure. Health Technol Assess. 2010; 14(24):1-162
Rookmoneea M, Dennis L, Brealey S, Rangan A, White B, McDaid C, Harden M. The effectiveness of interventions in the management of patients with primary frozen shoulder. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 2010; 92(9):1267-72