Priority setting for systematic review of health care interventions in Nigeria

Health Policy

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 244-249

  Meremikwu, Martin ^a   Udoh, Ekong ^a   Nwagbara, Bridget ^a   Effa, Emmanuel ^a   Oringanje, Chioma ^a   Edet, Bassey ^b   Nwagbara, Eucharia ^a   Bello, Segun ^a   Eke, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b Federal Psychiatric Hospital   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Healthcare practice; Nigeria; Priority setting; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MALARIA; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NIGERIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; NIGERIA; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 79551581259     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.11.004     Document Type: Article

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