Tracking and understanding the utility of Cochrane reviews for public health decision-making

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 309-313

  Armstrong, Rebecca ^a   Pettman, Tahna ^a   Burford, Belinda ^a   Doyle, Jodie ^a   Waters, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 84861386343     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fds038     Document Type: Article

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