These three articles may be of interest.

The BMJ articles are available at http://www.bmj.com

The HPI article is available from me.
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How policy informs the evidence
     George Davey Smith, Shah Ebrahim, and Stephen Frankel
     BMJ 2001;322 184-185

Using evidence to inform health policy: case study
     Sally Macintyre, Iain Chalmers, Richard Horton, and Richard Smith
     BMJ 2001;322 222-225

The question of evidence in health promotion.
     Dennis Raphael
     Health Promotion International, 2000;15 355-367.



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