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Comment
. 2006 Jul;60(7):571-2.
doi: 10.1136/jech.2005.038927.

Whose theory is it anyway?

Jennie Popay  1
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Whose theory is it anyway?

Jennie Popay. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2006 Jul.

Abstract

Investigations into the role of theory in enhancing our knowledge of the factors that shape levels of and patterns in population health should not be restricted to the domain of researchers.

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