Using Systematic Reviews for Evidence Based Policy Making

J A Muir Gray,

J A Muir Gray

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J A Muir Gray,

J A Muir Gray

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Book Editor(s):Matthias Egger,

Matthias Egger

Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology and Public Health Medicine, Division of Health Services, Research and MRC Health Services Research Collaboration, Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, UK

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George Davey Smith,

George Davey Smith

Professor of Clinical Epidemiology, Division of Epidemiology and MRC Health Services Research Collaboration, Department of Social Medicine, University of Bristol, UK

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Douglas G Altman,

Douglas G Altman

Professor of Statistics in Medicine, ICRF Medical Statistics, Group, Centre for Statistics in Medicine, Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oxford, UK

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First published: 01 January 2001

https://doi.org/10.1002/9780470693926.ch22

Citations: 4

Summary

This chapter contains section titled:

Summary Points
Evidence Based Medicine and Evidence Based Healthcare
Evidence Based Decision Making for Populations
Evidence as the Dominant Driver
Resource—Driven Decisions
Value—Driven Decisions
Who should make Value—Drive Decisions?

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Citing Literature

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