An equity lens can ensure an equity-oriented approach to agenda setting and priority setting of Cochrane Reviews

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 511-521

  Nasser, Mona ^a   Ueffing, Erin ^b   Welch, Vivian ^b,c   Tugwell, Peter ^b,c  

^a PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

^b OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Equity; Priority setting; Research priorities; Social determinants of health; Systematic reviews; The Cochrane Collaboration

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; COCHRANE LIBRARY; EQUITY LENS; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH PRIORITY; REVIEW;

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; RESEARCH; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC;

EID: 84875713048     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.11.013     Document Type: Review

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