Open AccessThe Impact of the Nurses’ Health Study on Population Health: Prevention, Translation, and Control
Author(s) -
Graham A. Colditz,
Susan Philpott,
Susan E. Hankinson
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2016.303343
Subject(s) - medicine , breast cancer , diabetes mellitus , disease , type 2 diabetes , colorectal cancer , cancer , population , oncology , endocrinology , environmental health
To summarize the overall impact of the Nurses' Health Study (NHS) over the past 40 years on the health of populations through its contributions on prevention, translation, and control.