The effectiveness of public health nursing: the problems and solutions in carrying out a review of systematic reviews

Lawrie Elliott, Iain K. Crombie, Linda Irvine, Jane Cantrell, Julie Taylor

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    Abstract

    In 1999 the Scottish Office, United Kingdom, intimated that the Chief Nursing Officer would undertake a policy review of nurses' contribution to improving the public's health. The importance of reviewing the scientific literature on the effectiveness of public health nursing was recognized as a crucial part of the policy review. A final report was expected within a 6-month period. The reason for the short time period was to fit the policy-making schedule. This paper discusses our literature review for this work.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)117-25
    Number of pages9
    JournalJournal of Advanced Nursing
    Volume45
    Issue number2
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2004

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