Use of evidence in WHO recommendations

Lancet

Volumn 370, Issue 9590, 2007, Pages 826-

  Elliott, Julian H ^a   Gruen, Russell L ^b  

^a MACFARLANE BURNET INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; KNOWLEDGE; NOTE; STANDARD;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; KNOWLEDGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34548384913     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61408-1     Document Type: Letter

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