• A framework for mandatory impact evaluation to ensure well informed public policy decisions. 

      Oxman, Andrew David; Bjørndal, Arild; Becerra-Posada, Francisco; Gibson, Mark; Block, Miguel Angel Gonzalez; Haines, Andy; Hamid, Maimunah; Odom, Carmen Hooker; Lei, Haichao; Levin, Ben; Lipsey, Mark W; Littell, Julia H; Mshinda, Hassan; Ongolo-Zogo, Pierre; Pang, Tikki; Sewankambo, Nelson; Songane, Francisco; Soydan, Haluk; Torgerson, Carole; Weisburd, David; Whitworth, Judith; Wibulpolprasert, Suwit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-01-30)
    • Global-health research architecture--time for mergers? 

      Røttingen, John-Arne; Buss, Paulo Marchiori; Davies, Sally; Touré, Oumar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009-01-17)
    • Transparent development of the WHO rapid advice guidelines. 

      Schünemann, Holger J; Hill, Suzanne R; Kakad, Meetali; Vist, Gunn Elisabeth; Bellamy, Richard; Stockman, Lauren; Wisløff, Torbjørn Fosen; Del Mar, Chris; Hayden, Frederick; Uyeki, Timothy M; Farrar, Jeremy; Yazdanpanah, Yazdan; Zucker, Howard; Beigel, John; Chotpitayasunondh, Tawee; Hien, Tran Tinh; Ozbay, Bülent; Sugaya, Norio; Oxman, Andrew David (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007-05)
      Emerging health problems require rapid advice. We describe the development and pilot testing of a systematic, transparent approach used by the World Health Organization (WHO) to develop rapid advice guidelines in response ...
    • Use of evidence in WHO recommendations. 

      Oxman, Andrew David; Lavis, John N; Fretheim, Atle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007-06-02)
      BACKGROUND: WHO regulations, dating back to 1951, emphasise the role of expert opinion in the development of recommendations. However, the organisation's guidelines, approved in 2003, emphasise the use of systematic reviews ...