Journal article
Use of research to inform public policymaking
Abstract
To improve health and reduce health inequalities, public policymakers need to find the best solutions to the most burdensome health problems, the best ways to fit these solutions into complex and often overstretched and underresourced health systems, and the best ways to bring about the desired changes in health systems. Systematic reviews can inform public policymaking by providing research-based answers to these questions. Public policymakers …
Authors
Lavis JN; Posada FB; Haines A; Osei E
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 364, No. 9445, pp. 1615–1621
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
10 2004
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(04)17317-0
ISSN
0140-6736