Changing the world? Reflections on the interface between social science, epidemiology and public health

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 867-868

  Bambra, Clare ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIOLOGY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 70350236510     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2009.087221     Document Type: Editorial

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