Citation

Kadhiravan T. J. Evid. Based Med. 2015; 8(2): 103-107.

Affiliation

Department of Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, 605006, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/jebm.12151

PMID

25955081

Abstract

Decision-making in the disaster setting is often guided by the precautionary principle and the pressure to do something. All such actions do not necessarily translate into improved outcomes, however well-reasoned and well-intentioned they might be. Systematic reviews of interventions could provide the credible evidence needed to inform decision-making in the disaster context. In this paper, which was presented at the Evidence Aid Symposium on 20 September 2014, at Hyderabad, India, I emphasize this point by reflecting upon the response to the recent pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.

Language: en