title: Epidemiology and public policy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shapiro
mesh_terms: D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004813:Epidemiology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006285:Health Planning / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006291:Health Policy; D006292:Health Priorities; D006302:Health Services Research; D006304:Health Status; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009017:Morbidity; D009026:Mortality; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States; D016270:United States Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality / Q000458:organization & administration