Better evidence for a better world
Aims to review the effectiveness of interventions and the balance between good and harmful effects, in education, crime and justice, and social welfare. As underlined by the Commission on Social Determinants of health, education, protection from crime, and social welfare also clearly constitute the broader determinants of health. Will determine action needed outside of health care to improve life expectancy and health.
The conference will highlight the need for relevant and reliable evidence, and encourage the building of a world library of systematic reviews aimed at summarising that evidence. Hence we are interested in both primary research and systematic reviews.
This conference on 'Better evidence for a better world' especially welcomes contributions from low-income and middle-income countries. To assess the effect of attempts to improve how people are born, grow, live, work, and age in poor countries is very important. We aim to show how the social and medical arenas inter-relate and how interventions often target the same individuals across disciplines.
The Lancet is especially interested in publishing research, reviews, and health-policy papers that will be presented at the conference, but will also consider other papers for a theme issue. Papers should be submitted online and the covering letter should mention that the submission is in response to this call for papers. The deadline for submission is Dec 15 , 2008. Please submit via the online submission webpage.
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