Systematic reviews in public health: Old chestnuts and new challenges

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Petticrew, Mark ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCHRANE LIBRARY; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

JOURNALISM; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 61449137847     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.09.063719     Document Type: Editorial

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