Charting a future for epidemiologic training

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 458-465

  Brownson, Ross C ^a,b   Samet, Jonathan M ^c   Chavez, Gilbert F ^d   Davies, Megan M ^e,f   Galea, Sandro ^g   Hiatt, Robert A ^h   Hornung, Carlton A ⁱ   Khoury, Muin J ^j,k   Koo, Denise ^l   Mays, Vickie M ^m   Remington, Patrick ⁿ   Yarber, Laura ^o  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b USA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^f Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists   (United States)

^g BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^j NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^k NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^l CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^o SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

Epidemiology; Genomics; Globalization; Medicine; Public health; Translational research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INFORMATION SCIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; TECHNOLOGY; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84929159928     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2015.03.002     Document Type: Article

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