What is population health intervention research?

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Hawe, Penelope ^a   Potvin, Louise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Evidence based practice; Intervention research; Population health; Population health intervention research

Indexed keywords

EID: 60549097937     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405503     Document Type: Review

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