Translating scientific discoveries into public health action: how can schools of public health move us forward?

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Dept. of Comunity Health and Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, Saint Louis University, MO 63104, USA.

Published: February 2006

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/003335490612100118DOI Listing

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