Randomised controlled trials for policy interventions: A review of reviews and meta-regression

Health Technology Assessment

Volumn 14, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 1-192

  Oliver, S ^a   Bagnall, A M ^b   Thomas, J ^a   Shepherd, J ^c   Sowden, A ^b   White, I ^d   Dinnes, J ^c   Rees, R ^a   Colquitt, J ^c   Oliver, K ^a   Garrett, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CITATION ANALYSIS; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSENSUS; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVENTION STUDY; KNOWLEDGE; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCINFO; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RANDOMIZATION; REPLICATION STUDY; RESEARCH SUBJECT; SAMPLE SIZE; SAMPLING; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER;

POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC POLICY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 77950523327     PISSN: 13665278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3310/hta14160     Document Type: Article

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