Epidemiological issues in health needs assessment.

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

The trial behind it

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Who cites it

24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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16. Population health needs assessment and healthcare services use in a 3 years follow-up on administrative and clinical data: results from the Brisighella Heart Study.High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension · 2014
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Corrections and comments

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  Health needs assessment is not required for priority setting.1998

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Funding

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Abstract

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