Optimal Evidence in Difficult Settings: Improving Health Interventions and Decision Making in Disasters: e1001632

[...]effective knowledge transfer is needed to help the international disaster health community to identify, conduct, and use research, including systematic reviews. [...]there needs to be a paradigm shift in healthcare decision making in disaster preparedness and response, moving towards a reliable...

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Published in:PLoS medicine 2014-04, Vol.11 (4)
Main Authors: Gerdin, Martin, Clarke, Mike, Allen, Claire, Kayabu, Bonnix, Summerskill, William, Devane, Declan, MacLachlan, Malcolm, Spiegel, Paul, Ghosh, Anjan, Zachariah, Rony, Gupta, Saurabh, Barbour, Virginia, Murray, Virginia, Schreeb, Johan von
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Language:English
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Decision making
Disasters
Earthquakes
Emergency preparedness
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Summary:[...]effective knowledge transfer is needed to help the international disaster health community to identify, conduct, and use research, including systematic reviews. [...]there needs to be a paradigm shift in healthcare decision making in disaster preparedness and response, moving towards a reliable and robust evidence base for all interventions being considered in disaster risk reduction, planning, response, and recovery.
ISSN:1549-1277
1549-1676
DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001632