Expanding the evidence base for global recommendations on health systems: Strengths and challenges of the OptimizeMNH guidance process

Implementation Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Glenton, Claire ^a   Lewin, Simon ^a,b   Gülmezoglu, Ahmet Metin ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Decision making; GRADE; GRADE CERQual; Guidance; Guidelines; Health systems; Qualitative research; Systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DECISION MAKING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SKILL; SYNTHESIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROCEDURES;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GLOBAL HEALTH; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH PLAN IMPLEMENTATION; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84978882366     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17485908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13012-016-0470-y     Document Type: Article

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