Evidence-Based Public Health
- ISBN-10
- 0195397894
- ISBN-13
- 9780195397895
- Series
- Evidence-Based Public Health
- Category
- Medical
- Pages
- 293
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-01-13
- Publisher
- OUP USA
- Authors
- Ross C. Brownson, Elizabeth A. Baker, William R. True
Description
The authors deal not only with finding and using scientific evidence, but also with implementation and evaluation of interventions that generate new evidence on effectiveness. Each chapter covers the basic issues and provides multiple examples to illustrate important concepts.
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