Can Prevention Classification be Improved by Considering the Function of Prevention?

Prevention Science

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 818-822

  Foxcroft, David R ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Classification; Prevention; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED VOCABULARY; HISTORY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; VOCABULARY, CONTROLLED;

EID: 84893925297     PISSN: 13894986     EISSN: 15736695     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11121-013-0435-1     Document Type: Article

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