Identifying topics for future Cochrane Public Health reviews
Melanie Kingsland, Courtney Barnes, Emma Doherty, Sam McCrabb, Meghan Finch, Miranda Cumpston, Rebecca Armstrong, Lorainne Tudor Car, Jodie Doyle, Luke Wolfenden
Abstract
Cochrane systematic reviews summarize evidence to support decision making about public health policy, practice and individual health behaviour.1 The potential benefits of systematic reviews may be maximized when they address priority public health issues. This may include health risk factors of conditions of considerable burden of disease.
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Public healthMedicineMEDLINEEnvironmental healthSystematic reviewData scienceComputer sciencePolitical sciencePathologyLawHealth Sciences Research and EducationMeta-analysis and systematic reviewsHealth and Medical Research Impacts