Use of evidence in WHO recommendations

Lancet

Volumn 370, Issue 9590, 2007, Pages 825-

  Peterson, Herbert B ^a   Curtis, Kathryn M ^b   Glasier, Anna ^c   Hagenfeldt, Kerstin ^d  

^a IL   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; LETTER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 34548416280     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61406-8     Document Type: Letter

References (5)

1. Oxman A., Lavis J., and Fretheim A. Use of evidence in WHO recommendations. Lancet 369 (2007) 1883-1889
2. WHO. Medical eligibility criteria for contraceptive use (2004), World Health Organization, Geneva. http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/publications/mec/index.htm (accessed Aug 14, 2007).
3. WHO. Selected practice recommendations for contraceptive use (2005), World Health Organization, Geneva. http://www.who.int/reproductive-health/publications/spr/index.htm (accessed Aug 14, 2007).
4. Mohllajee A., Curtis K., Flanagan R., Rinehart W., Gaffield M., and Peterson H. Keeping up with evidence: a new system for WHO's evidence-based family planning guidance. Am J Prev Med 28 (2005) 483-490
5. Peterson H., and Curtis K. The World Health Organization's global guidance for family planning: an achievement to celebrate. Contraception 73 (2006) 113-114