Should the mission of epidemiology include the eradication of poverty?

Lancet. 1998 Sep 5;352(9130):810-3. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(98)01327-0.

Authors

K J Rothman¹, H O Adami, D Trichopoulos

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine and Epidemiology, Boston University Medical Center, MA, USA.

PMID: 9737304
DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(98)01327-0

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Causality
Epidemiology / standards*
Epidemiology / trends
Nutrition Disorders / prevention & control
Poverty / prevention & control*
Public Health
Tobacco Use Disorder / prevention & control