title: The meaning and value of prevention research.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, University of Illinois, Chicago 60612, USA. scrimsha@uic.edu
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Scrimshaw
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Koplan
mesh_terms: D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D011322:Primary Prevention; D015980:Public Health Practice; D012106:Research / Q000458:organization & administration; D012107:Research Design; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D014481:United States