Old myths, new myths: Challenging myths in public health

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 665-669

  Viehbeck, Sarah M ^a   Petticrew, Mark ^b   Cummins, Steven ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLITICS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESEARCH; STEREOTYPING;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; POLITICS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RESEARCH; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84924674697     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302433     Document Type: Article

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