Transfer of evidence-based medical guidelines to low- and middle-income countries

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 144-146

  Ehrhardt, Stephan ^a   Meyer, Christian G ^a  

^a BERNHARD NOCHT INSTITUTE FOR TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Guidelines; Low and middle income countries; Tropical medicine

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 84855965295     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2011.02910.x     Document Type: Editorial

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