Making public health interventions more evidence based

British Medical Journal

Volumn 328, Issue 7446, 2004, Pages 966-967

  Kirkwood, Betty ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B VACCINE;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LIVER CANCER; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; VACCINATION;

EID: 1942500208     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.328.7446.966     Document Type: Editorial

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