How can we support the use of systematic reviews in policymaking?

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Lavis, John N ^a,b,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 72949097216     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000141     Document Type: Review

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