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An evaluation of WHO emergency guidelines for Zika virus disease.

Susan L NorrisHenry LouisVeronica I SawinTeegwendé Valérie PorgoYuk Hei Agnes LauQi WangMauricio Ferri
Published in: Journal of evidence-based medicine (2019)
WHO developed moderate- to high-quality emergency guidelines in the challenging context of a PHEIC. We found improvement opportunities for WHO guideline development teams in the use of evidence to formulate recommendations, the collection of declarations of interest, reporting of conflicts of interest, and the use of existing WHO organizational quality assurance processes.
Keyphrases
  • zika virus
  • clinical practice
  • public health
  • emergency department
  • dengue virus
  • aedes aegypti
  • healthcare
  • high intensity
  • adverse drug
  • emergency medical