Distinguishing surveillance from research

Critical Public Health

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 279-287

  Sherman, Greg ^a   Campione Piccardo, Jose ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health surveillance; Public health; Research; Science

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RELIABILITY; RESEARCH ETHICS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 37549031681     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590701770446     Document Type: Article

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