Putting evidence into practice: how middle and low income countries “get it together”
BMJPublished 28 October 2004Open access
Paul Garner, Martin Meremikwu, Jimmy Volmink, Xu Qian, Helen Smith
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A group of workers active in the field of evidence-based health care describe their experiences of trying to do just that.
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The scarcity of resources in poorer countries means that ensuring health care is evidence based is particularly important A group of workers active in the field describe their experiences of trying to do just that.
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