A flow diagram to facilitate selection of interventions and research for health care

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-24

  Irwig, L ^a   Zwarenstein, M ^b,c   Zwi, A ^d   Chalmers, I ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e UK COCHRANE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DECISION TREES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031782377     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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