Evidence summaries tailored to health policy-makers in low- and middle-income countries;Synthèses de preuves adaptées aux décideurs de la santé dans les pays à revenu faible ou intermédiaire

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 54-61

  Rosenbaum, Sarah E ^a   Glenton, Claire ^b   Wiysonge, Charles Shey ^c   Abalos, Edgardo ^d   Mignini, Luciano ^d   Young, Taryn ^e   Althabe, Fernando ^f   Ciapponi, Agustín ^f   Marti, Sebastian Garcia ^f   Meng, Qingyue ^g   Wang, Jian ^g   De la Hoz Bradford, Ana Maria ^h   Kiwanuka, Suzanne N ⁱ   Rutebemberwa, Elizeus ⁱ   Pariyo, George W ⁱ   Flottorp, Signe ^a   Oxman, Andrew D ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN KNOWLEDGE CENTRE FOR THE HEALTH SERVICES   (Norway)

^b SINTEF   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d Centro Rosarino de Estudios Perinatales   (Argentina)

^e South African Cochrane Centre   (South Africa)

^f INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS AND HEALTH POLICY   (Argentina)

^g SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^h PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD JAVERIANA   (Colombia)

ⁱ MAKERERE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION ANALYSIS; HEALTH POLICY; LOW INCOME POPULATION; POLICY MAKING; TESTING METHOD;

ADVISORY COMMITTEE; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE POLICY; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC);

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH;

EID: 78651101173     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.10.075481     Document Type: Review

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