Slum upgrading review: Methodological challenges that arise in systematic reviews of complex interventions

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 171-175

  Turley, Ruth ^a   Saith, Ruhi ^b   Bhan, Nandita ^c   Doyle, Jodie ^d   Jones, Kirsty ^d   Waters, Elizabeth ^d  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Oxford Policy Management   (India)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; EVALUATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; METHODOLOGY; POVERTY; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POVERTY AREAS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84874763121     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdt008     Document Type: Review

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