Comparison of Alternative Evidence Summary and Presentation Formats in Clinical Guideline Development: A Mixed-Method Study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Opiyo, Newton ^a,b   Shepperd, Sasha ^c   Musila, Nyokabi ^a   Allen, Elizabeth ^d   Nyamai, Rachel ^e   Fretheim, Atle ^b,f   English, Mike ^a,c  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^e Ministry of Medical Services   (Kenya)

^f Norwegian Knowledge Centre for Health Services (NOKC)   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KENYA; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; WORKSHOP;

ADULT; AGED; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872867663     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055067     Document Type: Review

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