Evidence-based public health: Cochrane update

Journal of Public Health Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 72-75

  Waters, Elizabeth ^a,b   Doyle, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Cochrane Collaboration Hlth Prom ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SKILL; SOCIAL ASPECT;

AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; PUBLISHING; RESEARCH;

EID: 0037347435     PISSN: 09574832     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdg015     Document Type: Review

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