There are challenges in conducting systematic reviews in developing countries: The Jamaican experience

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 68, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 1095-1098

  Bennett, Nadia R ^a,b   Cumberbatch, Chisa ^b,c   Francis, Damian K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^c Ministry of Health   (Barbados)

Author keywords

Evidence; Knowledge translation; Policy; Systematic reviews; Training

Indexed keywords

CHILD NUTRITION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETIC FOOT; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOT ULCER; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; JAMAICA; KNOWLEDGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; REVIEW; STAFF TRAINING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); UNIVERSITY; LITERATURE; METHODOLOGY; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; JAMAICA; RESEARCH DESIGN; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84939471667     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: 18785921     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.09.026     Document Type: Note

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