Implications of a complexity perspective for systematic reviews and guideline development in health decision making

BMJ Global Health

Volumn 4, Issue , 2019, Pages

  Petticrew, Mark ^a   Knai, Cécile ^a   Thomas, James ^b   Rehfuess, Eva Annette ^c   Noyes, Jane ^d   Gerhardus, Ansgar ^e   Grimshaw, Jeremy M ^f,g   Rutter, Harry ^a,h   McGill, Elizabeth ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^f OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^h University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 85065652446     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20597908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2018-000899     Document Type: Article

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