Two cheers for a small giant? Why we need better ways of seeing data: A commentary on: ‘Rising morbidity and mortality in midlife among White non-Hispanic Americans in the 21st century’
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Two cheers for a small giant? Why we need better ways of seeing data: A commentary on: ‘Rising morbidity and mortality in midlife among White non-Hispanic Americans in the 21st century’ Jonathan Minton,* Mark Green, Gerry McCartney, Richard Shaw, Laura Vanderbloemen, Kate Pickett University of Glasgow College of Social Sciences Room 110, 25 Bute Gardens, Glasgow G12 8RS Email: [email protected], University of Liverpool, School of Environmental Sciences, NHS Health Scotland, Public Health Science, University of Glasgow, Medical Research Council/Chief Scientist Office, Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, 5 Imperial College, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Primary Care and Public Health, University of York, Health Sciences
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دوره 46 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2017