Perspectives on the definition of ‘evidence’: a qualitative interview study among interest-holders

Xuan Yu, Janne Estill, Karen Spruyt, Yoseph G Abraha, Joseph L Mathew, Xiaoting Shi, Zachary Munn, Dawid Pieper, Akihiko Ozaki, Yanfang Ma, Zhaoxiang Bian, Yaolong Chen

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjebm-2025-114245
Published: 2026-07-13
Container: BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjebm-2025-114245,
  title = {Perspectives on the definition of ‘evidence’: a qualitative interview study among interest-holders},
  author = {Xuan Yu and Janne Estill and Karen Spruyt and Yoseph G Abraha and Joseph L Mathew and Xiaoting Shi and Zachary Munn and Dawid Pieper and Akihiko Ozaki and Yanfang Ma and Zhaoxiang Bian and Yaolong Chen},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjebm-2025-114245},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2025-114245}
}

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TI  - Perspectives on the definition of ‘evidence’: a qualitative interview study among interest-holders
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AU  - Janne Estill
AU  - Karen Spruyt
AU  - Yoseph G Abraha
AU  - Joseph L Mathew
AU  - Xiaoting Shi
AU  - Zachary Munn
AU  - Dawid Pieper
AU  - Akihiko Ozaki
AU  - Yanfang Ma
AU  - Zhaoxiang Bian
AU  - Yaolong Chen
PY  - 2026
JO  - BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine
DO  - 10.1136/bmjebm-2025-114245
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Yu, X., Estill, J., Spruyt, K., Abraha, Y. G., Mathew, J. L., Shi, X., Munn, Z., Pieper, D., Ozaki, A., Ma, Y., Bian, Z., & Chen, Y. (2026). Perspectives on the definition of ‘evidence’: a qualitative interview study among interest-holders. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjebm-2025-114245

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