The benefits and challenges of conducting an overview of systematic reviews in public health: a focus on physical activity

Philip R. A. Baker; J. T. Costello; Maureen Dobbins; Elizabeth B. Waters

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The benefits and challenges of conducting an overview of systematic reviews in public health: a focus on physical activity

Philip R. A. Baker, J. T. Costello, Maureen Dobbins, Elizabeth B. Waters

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The ultimate aim of Cochrane systematic reviews is to inform policy and practice decisions for better health outcomes. However, due to the increasing numbers of scientific publications, wading through the available evidence of both individual studies and systematic reviews can be challenging and overwhelming even for avid authors and readers. This paper briefly describes the first overview (a systematic review of reviews) of the Cochrane Public Health Group (CPHG) in development and proposes a way forward for the methodologies under consideration.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	517-521
Journal	Journal of Public Health Medicine
Volume	36
Issue number	3
Early online date	1 Aug 2014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdu050
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2014
Externally published	Yes

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This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Journal of Public Health following peer review. The version of record Philip R.A. Baker, Joseph T. Costello, Maureen Dobbins, and Elizabeth B. Waters The benefits and challenges of conducting an overview of systematic reviews in public health: a focus on physical activity. J Public Health (2014) 36 (3): 517-521 first published online August 1, 2014 doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdu050 is available online at: http://jpubhealth.oxfordjournals.org/content/36/3/517.short
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