ArticleLancet (London, England)2017
The need for a complex systems model of evidence for public health.
Article in Lancet (London, England), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 535 papers, 17 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
535 citing papers in PubMed, 17 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Systems thinking in public health interventions: a systematic review of barriers and facilitators.BMC health services research · 2026Pooled it
- Views and experiences of weight management for people living with mobility‑limiting conditions, intellectual disabilities or severe mental illness: a qualitative evidence synthesis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2026Pooled it
- Participatory systems mapping: a review of population health research practice.Health research policy and systems · 2026Pooled it
- Access-related factors and e-cigarette use among 11-17-year-olds: a thematic synthesis of European studies using the five dimensions of access.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- System dynamics modelling methods for public health policy evaluation: a systematic literature review focussing on mental health and substance use disorders.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Public health policies and interventions to address health inequities in high-income countries: an umbrella review.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Integrating Mental Health into Diabetes Care: Closing the Treatment Gap for Better Outcomes-A Systematic Review.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- Identifying Common Patient-Oriented Priorities for Child and Adolescent Health Research and Care: A Systematic Review of Priority Setting Partnerships.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 2 to 4 years old.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Improving student diet and food security in higher education using participatory and co-creation approaches: a systematic review.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review of national interventions and policies to optimize antibiotic use in healthcare settings in England.The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy · 2024Pooled it
- Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Systems approaches to scaling up: a systematic review and narrative synthesis of evidence for physical activity and other behavioural non-communicable disease risk factors.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2024Pooled it
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- Barriers and Opportunities for WHO "Best Buys" Non-communicable Disease Policy Adoption and Implementation From a Political Economy Perspective: A Complexity Systematic Review.International journal of health policy and management · 2024Pooled it
- Combining systems thinking approaches and implementation science constructs within community-based prevention: a systematic review.Health research policy and systems · 2023Pooled it
- Implementation and systems impact of a systems-based health promotion programme at Danish vocational schools: results after 2-years follow-up.BMC public health · 2026Trial
- A participatory research to assess how a student citizens' assembly can facilitate the co-creation of nutrition interventions in higher education settings.BMC public health · 2024Trial
- Research to real-world impact: evidence-based knowledge mobilization to improve support for UK women veterans who have experienced military sexual trauma.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Article
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