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Real world reviews [article] : a beginner’s guide to undertaking systematic reviews of public health policy interventions

by Bambra, Clare.
Material type: materialTypeLabelArticleSAPHIR theme(s): Santé publique | Etudes d'impact sur la santéMeSH subject(s): Review Literature as Topic | Public Health | Health Policy | Evidence-Based Practice | Health Impact AssessmentOther subject(s): Health impact assessmentOnline resources: Date de consultation : 12.03.2011 Summary: Background :The systematic review is becoming an increasingly popular and established research method in public health. Obtaining systematic review skills are therefore becoming a common requirement for most public health researchers and practitioners. However, most researchers still remain apprehensive about conducting their first systematic review. This is often because an ‘ideal’ type of systematic review is promoted in the methods literature. Methods :This brief guide is intended to help dispel these concerns by providing an accessible overview of a ‘real’ approach to conducting systematic reviews. The guide draws upon an extensive practical experience of conducting various types of systematic reviews of complex social interventions. [Author]
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Background :The systematic review is becoming an increasingly popular and established research method in public health. Obtaining systematic review skills are therefore becoming a common requirement for most public health researchers and practitioners. However, most researchers still remain apprehensive about conducting their first systematic review. This is often because an ‘ideal’ type of systematic review is promoted in the methods literature. Methods :This brief guide is intended to help dispel these concerns by providing an accessible overview of a ‘real’ approach to conducting systematic reviews. The guide draws upon an extensive practical experience of conducting various types of systematic reviews of complex social interventions. [Author]