Applied epidemiology and public health: are we training the future generations appropriately?

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 77-82

  Brownson, Ross C ^a,b   Samet, Jonathan M ^c   Bensyl, Diana M ^d  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; EPIDEMIOLOGIST; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; ADULT; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85009279030     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2016.12.002     Document Type: Note

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