ArticleAmerican journal of public health2022
Value and Challenges of Using Observational Studies in Systematic Reviews of Public Health Interventions.
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Michele Hilton BoonMichele Hilton Boon, Peter Craig, S. Vittal Katikireddi, and Hilary Thomson are with the Medical Research Council/Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. Jacob Burns and Eva Rehfuess are with the Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany. Ursula Griebler is with the Department for Evidence-Based Medicine and Evaluation, Danube University Krems, Krems an der Donau, Austria. Thomas L. Heise is with the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany. Sasha Shepperd is with the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Lisa Bero is with the School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
Jacob BurnsMichele Hilton Boon, Peter Craig, S. Vittal Katikireddi, and Hilary Thomson are with the Medical Research Council/Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. Jacob Burns and Eva Rehfuess are with the Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany. Ursula Griebler is with the Department for Evidence-Based Medicine and Evaluation, Danube University Krems, Krems an der Donau, Austria. Thomas L. Heise is with the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany. Sasha Shepperd is with the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Lisa Bero is with the School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
Peter CraigMichele Hilton Boon, Peter Craig, S. Vittal Katikireddi, and Hilary Thomson are with the Medical Research Council/Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. Jacob Burns and Eva Rehfuess are with the Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany. Ursula Griebler is with the Department for Evidence-Based Medicine and Evaluation, Danube University Krems, Krems an der Donau, Austria. Thomas L. Heise is with the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany. Sasha Shepperd is with the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Lisa Bero is with the School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
Ursula GrieblerMichele Hilton Boon, Peter Craig, S. Vittal Katikireddi, and Hilary Thomson are with the Medical Research Council/Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. Jacob Burns and Eva Rehfuess are with the Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany. Ursula Griebler is with the Department for Evidence-Based Medicine and Evaluation, Danube University Krems, Krems an der Donau, Austria. Thomas L. Heise is with the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany. Sasha Shepperd is with the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Lisa Bero is with the School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
Thomas L HeiseMichele Hilton Boon, Peter Craig, S. Vittal Katikireddi, and Hilary Thomson are with the Medical Research Council/Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. Jacob Burns and Eva Rehfuess are with the Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany. Ursula Griebler is with the Department for Evidence-Based Medicine and Evaluation, Danube University Krems, Krems an der Donau, Austria. Thomas L. Heise is with the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany. Sasha Shepperd is with the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Lisa Bero is with the School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
S Vittal KatikireddiMichele Hilton Boon, Peter Craig, S. Vittal Katikireddi, and Hilary Thomson are with the Medical Research Council/Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. Jacob Burns and Eva Rehfuess are with the Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany. Ursula Griebler is with the Department for Evidence-Based Medicine and Evaluation, Danube University Krems, Krems an der Donau, Austria. Thomas L. Heise is with the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany. Sasha Shepperd is with the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Lisa Bero is with the School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
Eva RehfuessMichele Hilton Boon, Peter Craig, S. Vittal Katikireddi, and Hilary Thomson are with the Medical Research Council/Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. Jacob Burns and Eva Rehfuess are with the Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany. Ursula Griebler is with the Department for Evidence-Based Medicine and Evaluation, Danube University Krems, Krems an der Donau, Austria. Thomas L. Heise is with the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany. Sasha Shepperd is with the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Lisa Bero is with the School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
Sasha ShepperdMichele Hilton Boon, Peter Craig, S. Vittal Katikireddi, and Hilary Thomson are with the Medical Research Council/Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. Jacob Burns and Eva Rehfuess are with the Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany. Ursula Griebler is with the Department for Evidence-Based Medicine and Evaluation, Danube University Krems, Krems an der Donau, Austria. Thomas L. Heise is with the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany. Sasha Shepperd is with the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Lisa Bero is with the School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
Hilary ThomsonMichele Hilton Boon, Peter Craig, S. Vittal Katikireddi, and Hilary Thomson are with the Medical Research Council/Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. Jacob Burns and Eva Rehfuess are with the Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany. Ursula Griebler is with the Department for Evidence-Based Medicine and Evaluation, Danube University Krems, Krems an der Donau, Austria. Thomas L. Heise is with the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany. Sasha Shepperd is with the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Lisa Bero is with the School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
Lisa BeroMichele Hilton Boon, Peter Craig, S. Vittal Katikireddi, and Hilary Thomson are with the Medical Research Council/Scottish Government Chief Scientist Office Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. Jacob Burns and Eva Rehfuess are with the Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry and Epidemiology, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Munich, Germany. Ursula Griebler is with the Department for Evidence-Based Medicine and Evaluation, Danube University Krems, Krems an der Donau, Austria. Thomas L. Heise is with the Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, University of Bremen, Bremen, Germany. Sasha Shepperd is with the Nuffield Department of Population Health, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Lisa Bero is with the School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO.
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Chief Scientist Office SPHSU17Medical Research Council MC_UU_00022/2Medical Research Council MC_UU_12017/15
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