Problem Drinking—A Public Health and Municipal Responsibility
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Science and social responsibility in public health.
Epidemiologists and environmental health researchers have a joint responsibility to acquire scientific knowledge that matters to public health and to apply the knowledge gained in public health practice. We examine the nature and source of these social responsibilities, discuss a debate in the epidemiological literature on roles and responsibilities, and cite approaches to environmental justice...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Public Health and the Nations Health
سال: 1947
ISSN: 0002-9572
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.37.12.1567