title: Quasi-experimental study designs series-paper 3: systematic generation of evidence through public policy evaluation.
authors.affiliation: University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA; Former Dean of the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA; Former Minister of Health of Mexico.
authors.forename: Julio
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frenk
authors.affiliation: Center for Health Systems Research, National Institute of Public Health, Avenida Universidad 655, Colonia Santa María, Cuernavaca, Morelos 62130, Mexico. Electronic address: ocogomez@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Octavio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gómez-Dantés
mesh_terms: D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods*; D011640:Public Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*