Large-scale population interventions have saved millions of lives at relatively small cost.
Homogeneity was assessed regarding settings, population, interventions, and outcomes.
The implications of this strategy for population interventions and for scientific research are discussed.
Adams, J., Mytton, O., White, M. & Monsivais, P. Why are some population interventions for diet and obesity more equitable and effective than others?
Meta-analysis was not conducted due to the heterogeneous nature of the population, interventions and outcome measures used.
But we could also stop spending vast sums on preventive drugs, and put that money into population interventions - better quality meals allied to more sport in school, for instance, or banning smoking in public places.
At the level of population interventions, she was a key collaborator with Wendy Atkin on a flexible sigmoidoscopy trial (involving endoscopic examination of the colon and removal of any precancerous growths detected) begun in 1994.
Such research is needed in order to better inform the design and evaluation of future population interventions addressing MV fatalities nationally.
The use of the relevant population, interventions and inclusion of relevant outcomes as well as a high level of evidence (RCT) are some of the requirements for a successfully accepted MTC.
The PICOS (Population, Interventions, Comparators, Outcomes and Study Designs) framework was used to generate search terms.
Methodological heterogeneity was assessed by comparing the study population, interventions, outcome measures and follow-up.
