Purtle and Roman Respond

Affiliations

¹ Jonathan Purtle is with the Department of Health Management & Policy, Drexel University School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA. Leah A. Roman is with Roman Public Health Consulting LLC, Greater Philadelphia Area.

Comment

Jonathan Purtle et al. Am J Public Health. 2015 Sep.

. 2015 Sep;105(9):e2-3.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302812. Epub 2015 Jul 16.

¹ Jonathan Purtle is with the Department of Health Management & Policy, Drexel University School of Public Health, Philadelphia, PA. Leah A. Roman is with Roman Public Health Consulting LLC, Greater Philadelphia Area.

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Health awareness days: sufficient evidence to support the craze?
Purtle J, Roman LA. Purtle J, et al. Am J Public Health. 2015 Jun;105(6):1061-5. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302621. Epub 2015 Apr 16. Am J Public Health. 2015. PMID: 25879148 Free PMC article.
Presuppositions Underlying Health Awareness Days.
Strand MA. Strand MA. Am J Public Health. 2015 Sep;105(9):e2. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302802. Epub 2015 Jul 16. Am J Public Health. 2015. PMID: 26180992 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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