Epidemiology and education: Using public health for teaching mathematics and science

Public Health Reports

Volumn 122, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 283-291

  Stroup, Donna F ^a,c   Thacker, Stephen B ^b  

^a Data for Solutions Inc   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TEACHING; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MATHEMATICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCIENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCIENCE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34250344917     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490712200301     Document Type: Review

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