[Sources and evaluation of study methods in public health research].

The statistical sources available in Russia's healthcare and the potentialities of such sources for evaluating the general level of the population health were comparatively analyzed. The most informative sources were defined; additionally to the stable data of the medical-and-demographic nature and with due respect to the data of medical documents known by respondents integrated parameters of health were suggested, which are based on questionnaires and self-evaluation of health. The above methods of health investigation and evaluation accepted in the world practice ensure the comparability of data and a more active cooperation within joint healthcare projects.