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The role of a prospective public health intervention study register in building public health evidence: proposal for content and use

Waters, Elizabeth, Priest, Naomi, Armstrong, Rebecca, Oliver, Sandy, Baker, Philip, McQueen, David, Summerbell, Carolyn, Kelly, Michael and Swinburn, Boyd 2007, The role of a prospective public health intervention study register in building public health evidence: proposal for content and use, Journal of public health, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 322-327.


Title The role of a prospective public health intervention study register in building public health evidence: proposal for content and use
Author(s) Waters, Elizabeth
Priest, Naomi
Armstrong, Rebecca
Oliver, Sandy
Baker, Philip
McQueen, David
Summerbell, Carolyn
Kelly, Michael
Swinburn, Boyd
Journal name Journal of public health
Volume number 29
Issue number 3
Start page 322
End page 327
Publisher Oxford University Press
Place of publication Oxford, England
Publication date 2007-09
ISSN 1741-3842
1741-3850
Keyword(s) evidence
public health
ethics
health promotion
intervention
non-randomized
Summary Evidence-informed practice is a key component of public health and the focus of much discussion, of which the nature of evidence and how it is best gathered and appraised has formed a large part. Prospective registration of trials is now a key component of rigour and quality in clinical research and has been supported at an international level through the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Program. This paper discusses the scope and benefits of trial registration in clinical research, including greater transparency and reduced publication bias. It then considers the potential for a Prospective Public Health Intervention Studies Register specific to the needs of public health and aspects to be included in such a register. It is argued that this initiative has the potential to facilitate increased global cooperation and efficiency in the production of high quality evidence and ultimately in improved health outcomes for populations.
Language eng
Field of Research 111712 Health Promotion
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2007, The Author
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30007640

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