Evaluating the global 'Evidence Footprint': How can evidence better serve the needs of global public health?

Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 44-46

  Pang, Tikki ^a   Tharyan, Prathap ^b  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Cochrane Collaboration; Evidence; Public health

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; GOLD STANDARD; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77953474932     PISSN: 17565383     EISSN: 17565391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-5391.2009.01016.x     Document Type: Review

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