Journal article
Use of evidence in WHO recommendations
Abstract
BACKGROUND: WHO regulations, dating back to 1951, emphasise the role of expert opinion in the development of recommendations. However, the organisation's guidelines, approved in 2003, emphasise the use of systematic reviews for evidence of effects, processes that allow for the explicit incorporation of other types of information (including values), and evidence-informed dissemination and implementation strategies. We examined the use of …
Authors
Oxman AD; Lavis JN; Fretheim A
Journal
The Lancet, Vol. 369, No. 9576, pp. 1883–1889
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
6 2007
DOI
10.1016/s0140-6736(07)60675-8
ISSN
0140-6736