The GRADE Evidence to Decision (EtD) framework for health system and public health decisions

Health Research Policy and Systems

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Moberg, Jenny ^a   Oxman, Andrew D ^a   Rosenbaum, Sarah ^a   Schünemann, Holger J ^b   Guyatt, Gordon ^b   Flottorp, Signe ^a   Glenton, Claire ^a   Lewin, Simon ^a,c   Morelli, Angela ^a   Rada, Gabriel ^d   Alonso Coello, Pablo ^e  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

^e CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

Author keywords

Decision making; Evidence to decision; GRADE; Health systems; Methodology; Public health; Recommendations

Indexed keywords

BRAINSTORMING; CONSULTATION; DECISION MAKING; DRAWING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MANAGEMENT; MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY;

ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 85047825034     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12961-018-0320-2     Document Type: Review

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