Layers of complexity in interpreting evidence on effectiveness

Public Health

Volumn 127, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 164-170

  Tannahill, A ^a   Kelly, M P ^b,c  

^a HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH AND CARE EXCELLENCE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complexity; Coronary heart disease; Evidence; Evidence interpretation; Health checks; Randomized controlled trials; Workplace health

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; HEALTH MONITORING; HEALTH POLICY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POLICY APPROACH; POLICY DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; STRATEGIC APPROACH; WORKPLACE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RISK REDUCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84875516974     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2012.11.011     Document Type: Article

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