Ensuring relevance for Cochrane reviews: Evaluating processes and methods for prioritizing topics for Cochrane reviews

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 474-482

  Nasser, Mona ^a   Welch, Vivian ^b,c   Tugwell, Peter ^b,c   Ueffing, Erin ^c   Doyle, Jodie ^d   Waters, Elizabeth ^d  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Priority setting; Research and development; Research priority; Systematic reviews; The Cochrane Collaboration

Indexed keywords

COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPOWERMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GROUP PROCESS; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MASS MEDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH PRIORITY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW;

EID: 84875737945     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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