How Do We More Effectively Move Epidemiology into Policy Action?

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 413-416

  Davis, Faith G ^a   Peterson, Caryn E ^b   Bandiera, Frank ^c   Carter Pokras, Olivia ^d   Brownson, Ross C ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e Washington University in St Louis School of Medicine   (United States)

^f WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Content; Epidemiology; Outcomes; Policy; Process; Public Health

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH POLICY; POLICY MAKING; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861367179     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.04.004     Document Type: Article

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