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Randomized Controlled Trials
Christine Paul, Robert Sanson-Fisher, Mariko Carey
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2011-02-23
Randomized Controlled Trials Introduction Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have become the accepted approach, or “gold standard,” for producin...
Sex Education in HIV/AIDS Prevention
Jessica M. Sales, Ralph J. DiClemente
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2011-02-23
Sex Education in HIV/AIDS Prevention Introduction HIV/AIDS is the largest epidemic in modern history, resulting in approximately 25 million deaths s...
Skin Cancer Prevention
Karen Glanz
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2011-02-23
Skin Cancer Prevention Introduction Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States, with more than 1 million Americ...
Translation of Science to Practice and Policy
Ross C. Brownson, Lauren Cardick
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2012-06-26
Translation of Science to Practice and Policy Introduction One of the greatest challenges for public health researchers and practitioners is t...
Unintentional Injury Prevention
David A. Sleet
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2011-11-29
Unintentional Injury Prevention Introduction Unintentional injuries, such as falls, motor vehicle crashes, and poisoning, are a large, predicta...
Urban Health
Nicholas Freudenberg
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2011-02-23
Urban Health Introduction In the early 21st century, city living is the norm for an ever-growing proportion of the world’s population. By 2...
Violence Prevention
Andrés Villaveces
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2012-05-23
Violence Prevention Introduction Violence as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) is the intentional use of physical force or power,...
Water Quality
Mark Robson
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2011-02-23
Water Quality Introduction According to the United Nations, almost one billion or more people lack access to safe drinking water, and 40 percent ...
Water Quality and Water-Related Disease
Patricia L. Meinhardt
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2013-04-22
Water Quality and Water-Related Disease Introduction Contamination of water reserves by biological, chemical, and radiologic agents affects th...
Worksite Health Promotion
Nell H. Gottlieb
Subject: Public Health »
Date Added: 2012-07-24
Worksite Health Promotion Introduction Worksite health promotion is a relatively young field, with employee fitness programs in the United Sta...
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