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Systematic reviews – do they ‘work’ in informing decision-making around health inequalities?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2008

MARK PETTICREW  and
HELEN ROBERTS
MARK PETTICREW*
Affiliation:
Public and Environmental Health Research Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
HELEN ROBERTS
Affiliation:
Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London, UK
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*Correspondence to: Mark Petticrew, Public and Environmental Health Research Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London WCIE 7HT, UK. Email: Mark.Petticrew@lshtm.ac.uk
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Health Economics, Policy and Law , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , April 2008 , pp. 197 - 211
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