The role of a Prospective Public Health Intervention Study Register in building public health evidence: Proposal for content and use

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 322-327

  Waters, Elizabeth ^a,b   Priest, Naomi ^a   Armstrong, Rebecca ^a   Oliver, Sandy ^c   Baker, Philip ^d   McQueen, David ^e   Summerbell, Carolyn ^f   Kelly, Michael P ^g   Swinburn, Boyd ^b  

^a VicHealth ^*  (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^f TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^g National Institute of Clinical Evidence   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethics; Evidence; Health promotion; Intervention; Non randomized; Public health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REGISTER; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

AUSTRALIA; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REGISTRIES;

EID: 34548247852     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdm039     Document Type: Article

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