Real world reviews: A beginner's guide to undertaking systematic reviews of public health policy interventions

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 14-19

  Bambra, C ^a  

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; HEALTH POLICY; LABOR MARKET; LITERATURE REVIEW; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESEARCH WORK;

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW;

GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 78650916403     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.088740     Document Type: Review

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