Public health in New York City, 2002-2007: Confronting epidemics of the modern era

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 966-977

  Frieden, Thomas R ^a   Bassett, Mary T ^a   Thorpe, Lorna E ^a   Farley, Thomas A ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calorie posting; Diabetes; Electronic health records; Epidemiology; Health disparities; Health policy; Heart disease; HIV AIDS; Obesity; Public health; Tobacco control; Trans fat

Indexed keywords

TRANS FATTY ACID;

CAUSE OF DEATH; DISEASE CONTROL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDIA ROLE; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERVICE PROVISION; TAX SYSTEM;

ADVERTIZING; ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL; ARTICLE; CALORIE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSULTATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE REGISTRY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EPIDEMIC; FOOD COMPOSITION; FOOD PROCESSING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME SAFETY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; POLITICAL SYSTEM; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SMOKING CESSATION; TAX; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; NEW YORK CITY; OBESITY; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 53349143158     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn108     Document Type: Article

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