Author/Authors :
Moazen، Babak نويسنده Department of Health Behavior Universal Network for Health Information Dissemination and Exchange (UNHIDE), Tehran , , REZAEI، FARIMAH نويسنده , , Lotfizadeh، Masoud نويسنده Department of Community Health, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord , , Darvishi، Mohammad نويسنده Persian Gulf and Oman Sea Ecological Research Institute, Bandar Abbas, IR Iran , , Farzadfar، Farshad نويسنده Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ,
Abstract :
Close cooperation between researchers and policy-makers to find the specific health needs of communities, would lead to taking evidence-based decisions in addressing communities’ health problems. Publication errors, like reporting outdated statistics are among the key factors that influence effectiveness of such decisions.