Erosion of the integrity of public health science in the USA

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 367-368

  Clapp, R ^a   Hoppin, P ^a   Kriebel, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDITORIAL; ENVIRONMENTAL EROSION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ERGONOMICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CARE; UNITED STATES; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

CODES OF ETHICS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ETHICS, RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 33744794295     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2005.025395     Document Type: Editorial

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