The Importance of External Validity

Dados Bibliográficos

ID11039659
AutoresAllan Steckler (Allan Steckler is with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Kenneth R. McLeroy is with the Department of Community Health, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A & M University, College Station.), Kenneth R McLeroy (0000-0002-8901-6409, Allan Steckler is with the Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Kenneth R. McLeroy is with the Department of Community Health, School of Rural Public Health, Texas A & M University, College Station.)
Ano2008
Volume98
Fascículo1
Páginas9-10
Data de publicação2008-01-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
EditoraAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2007.126847
PMID18048772
PMCIDPMC2156062
OpenAlexW2009569999
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas30
Referências citadas14

How are research results translated to public health practice? What is the responsibility of researchers, funding agencies, and journals in facilitating the use of research results in public health programs or policies? We address selected aspects of these questions and announce a new emphasis of the Journal on external validity for appropriate manuscripts

Environmental health · External validity · Health Policy Implementation Science · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Healthcare cost, quality, practices · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology