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Editorial
. 2019 Dec;73(12):1061-1062.
doi: 10.1136/jech-2019-212511. Epub 2019 Oct 8.

Interdisciplinary research in public health: the 'why' and the 'how'

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Editorial

Interdisciplinary research in public health: the 'why' and the 'how'

Joelle Kivits et al. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2019 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: public health; research methods; social science.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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