Systematic reviews and knowledge translation

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 643-651

  Tugwell, Peter ^a,b   Robinson, Vivian ^a   Grimshaw, Jeremy ^a,b   Santesso, Nancy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; MALARIA VACCINE;

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; KNOWLEDGE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; LOW INCOME POPULATION; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; POLICY MAKING;

BED NET; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; MALARIA; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAXONOMY;

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION PROGRAMS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INSECTICIDES; KNOWLEDGE; MALARIA; REVIEW LITERATURE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33748345172     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.05.026658     Document Type: Review

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