SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 7: Finding systematic reviews
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SUPPORT Tools for evidence-informed health Policymaking (STP) 7: Finding systematic reviews John N Lavis*1, Andrew D Oxman2, Jeremy Grimshaw3, Marit Johansen4, Jennifer A Boyko5, Simon Lewin6 and Atle Fretheim7 Address: 1Centre for Health Economics and Policy Analysis, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, and Department of Political Science, McMaster University, 1200 Main St. West, HSC-2D3, Hamilton, ON, Canada, L8N 3Z5, 2Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, P.O. Box 7004, St. Olavs plass, N-0130 Oslo, Norway, 3Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Health Research Institute, Administration Building, Room 2-017, 1053 Carling Ave., Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1Y 4E9, 4Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, P.O. Box 7004, St. Olavs plass, N-0130 Oslo, Norway, 5Health Research Methodology Programme, 1200 Main St. West, HSC-2D1, Hamilton, ON, Canada, L8N 3Z5, 6Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, P.O. Box 7004, St. Olavs plass, N-0130, Oslo, Norway; Health Systems Research Unit, Medical Research Council of South Africa and 7Norwegian Knowledge Centre for the Health Services, P.O. Box 7004, St. Olavs plass, N-0130, Oslo, Norway; Section for International Health, Institute of General Practice and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Norway Email: John N Lavis* - [email protected]; Andrew D Oxman - [email protected]; Jeremy Grimshaw - [email protected]; Marit Johansen - [email protected]; Jennifer A Boyko - [email protected]; Simon Lewin - [email protected]; Atle Fretheim - [email protected] * Corresponding author
Published: 16 December 2009
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Abstract This article is part of a series written for people responsible for making decisions about health policies and programmes and for those who support these decision makers. Systematic reviews are increasingly seen as a key source of information in policymaking, particularly in terms o
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