Evidence for public health decision-making: Towards reliable synthesis

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 164-

  Waters, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCHRANE LIBRARY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DECISION MAKING; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH;

EID: 61449116894     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.064022     Document Type: Editorial

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