Developing WHO guidelines: Time to formally include evidence from mathematical modelling studies.

ABSTRACT: In recent years, the number of mathematical modelling studies has increased steeply. Many of the questions addressed in these studies are relevant to the development of World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, but modelling studies are rarely formally included as part of the body of evidence. An expert consultation hosted by WHO, a survey of modellers and users of modelling studies, and literature reviews informed the development of recommendations on when and how to incorporate the results of modelling studies into WHO guidelines. In this article, we argue that modelling studies should routinely be considered in the process of developing WHO guidelines, but particularly in the evaluation of public health programmes, long-term effectiveness or comparative effectiveness.  There should be

SUBMITTER: Egger M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829466 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature