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Effect Measure is a forum for progressive public health discussion and argument as well as a source of public health information from around the web that interests the Editor(s)
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The Editors of Effect Measure are senior public health scientists and practitioners. Paul Revere was a member of the first local Board of Health in the United States (Boston, 1799). The Editors sign their posts "Revere" to recognize the public service of a professional forerunner better known for other things.
Recent Posts
- BPA cardiovascular findings replicated
- WHO prepares to don a hair shirt
- Randomized trial versus observational study challenge, V: pre-randomization
- Illinois Governor names a public health advocate: mirabile dictu
- Potato salad, food poisoning and contortionists
- Freethinker Sunday Sermonette: in the beginning was copyright protection
- Seems like only yesterday
- Afghanistan/Iraq/Israel/Palestine: crow on the cradle
- Randomized trial versus observational study challenge, IV: causation, concluded
- Randomized trial versus observational study challenge, III: metaphysics
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