Developing WHO guidelines with pragmatic, structured, evidence-based processes: A case study

Global Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 395-412

  Chang, L W ^a,b   Kennedy, C E ^c   Kennedy, G E ^a   Lindegren, M L ^d   Marston, B J ^d   Kaplan, J E ^d   Sweat, M D ^e   Bunnell, R E ^f   O'Reilly, K ^g   Rutherford, G W ^a   Mermin, J H ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

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

^e MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^f CDC Kenya   (Kenya)

^g UNAIDS   (Switzerland)

^h Nairobi   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Group processes; Guidelines; Health policy; HIV; World Health Organisation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; WRITING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77952508406     PISSN: 17441692     EISSN: 17441706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17441690903473253     Document Type: Article

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