The evidence base for interventions delivered to children in primary care: An overview of Cochrane systematic reviews

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Gill, Peter J ^a,b   Wang, Kay Yee ^a   Mant, David ^a   Hartling, Lisa ^b,c   Heneghan, Carl ^a   Perera, Rafael ^a   Klassen, Terry ^b,d   Harnden, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTHMA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSULTATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

CHILD; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79960968047     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023051     Document Type: Review

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