The Need for Attention and Reoptimization of Preventive Medicine to Deal With the Coronavirus Epidemic Threats

Affiliations

¹ Scientometrics, Social Determinant of Health Research Center, Institute for Future Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
² Health Foresight and Innovation Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
³ Social Determinant of Health Research Center, Institute for Future Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
⁴ Department of Public Health, Sirjan School of Medical Sciences, Sirjan, Iran.

Mousa Bamir et al. Int J Prev Med. 2023.

. 2023 Mar 17:14:32.

doi: 10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_473_21. eCollection 2023.

¹ Scientometrics, Social Determinant of Health Research Center, Institute for Future Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
² Health Foresight and Innovation Research Center, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
³ Social Determinant of Health Research Center, Institute for Future Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
⁴ Department of Public Health, Sirjan School of Medical Sciences, Sirjan, Iran.

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Conflict of interest statement

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