Systematic reviews in health policy and systems research

Abstract

This brief presents and analyses:
(i) the typical methodology of a systematic review; (ii) the types of evidence used in a systematic review in HPSR; (iii) the challenges in conducting systematic reviews in HPSR in LMICs; (iv) the challenges in using systematic reviews in HPSR in LMICs; (v) HPSR and the policy process; and (vi) key steps for moving the field forward.

Citation

Alliance for Health Policy and Systems Research Briefing Note 4, September 2009, Alliance HPSR, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland, 12 pp.

Systematic reviews in health policy and systems research

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Published 1 January 2009