Nick Mays is Professor of Health Policy at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

• About the authors Preface Acknowledgements PART 1 The evidence review process Different types of evidence review Stages in reviewing evidence systematicallyPART 2 Methods for evidence synthesis Quantitative approaches to evidence synthesisInterpretive approaches to evidence synthesis Mixed approaches to evidence synthesis PART 3 The product of evidence synthesisOrganising and presenting evidence synthesis Using evidence reviews for policy and decision-makingApproaches and assessment: choosing different methods andconsidering quality Useful reading References Index

Nick Mays is Professor of Health Policy at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

• About the authors Preface Acknowledgements PART 1 The evidence review process Different types of evidence review Stages in reviewing evidence systematicallyPART 2 Methods for evidence synthesis Quantitative approaches to evidence synthesisInterpretive approaches to evidence synthesis Mixed approaches to evidence synthesis PART 3 The product of evidence synthesisOrganising and presenting evidence synthesis Using evidence reviews for policy and decision-makingApproaches and assessment: choosing different methods andconsidering quality Useful reading References Index

Nick Mays is Professor of Health Policy at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

• About the authors Preface Acknowledgements PART 1 The evidence review process Different types of evidence review Stages in reviewing evidence systematicallyPART 2 Methods for evidence synthesis Quantitative approaches to evidence synthesisInterpretive approaches to evidence synthesis Mixed approaches to evidence synthesis PART 3 The product of evidence synthesisOrganising and presenting evidence synthesis Using evidence reviews for policy and decision-makingApproaches and assessment: choosing different methods andconsidering quality Useful reading References Index