Evidence-based public health / Ross C. Brownson [and others].

Public health decisions are often based on short-term demands rather than long-term study, and policies & programs are sometimes developed from anecdotal evidence. To enhance evidence-based practice, this book provides practical guidance on the methodology and evaluation of such programs & p...

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Corporate Author: Ovid Technologies, Inc
Other Authors: Brownson, Ross C.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : New York : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins ; Oxford University Press, ©2003.
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Summary:Public health decisions are often based on short-term demands rather than long-term study, and policies & programs are sometimes developed from anecdotal evidence. To enhance evidence-based practice, this book provides practical guidance on the methodology and evaluation of such programs & policies.
Item Description:Title from title screen (viewed July 2, 2008).
Physical Description:1 online resource (xv, 235 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0195143760
9780195143768
9780199865581
0199865582
Issuing Body Note:Digitized and made available online through Books@Ovid.