title: [A survey to evaluate and compare public health research in Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe].
abstract: A study was performed to describe public health research in Northern, Southern and Eastern Europe. A questionnaire was developed in collaboration with SPHERE (Strengthening Public Health Research in Europe) and the national public health associations of 23 countries participated in the Survey. A common problem amongst participating countries, that emerged from survey results, was found to be the lack of infrastructure and personnel; differences in future priorities were found. There is a need to strengthen collaboration between public health associations and policy makers in order to find effective solutions to common problems.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, Istituto di Igiene, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Roma. alice.mannocci@rm.unicatt.it
authors.forename: Alice
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mannocci
authors.forename: Maria Rosaria
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Gualano
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McCarthy
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Ricciardi
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: La Torre
mesh_terms: D005060:Europe; D011634:Public Health; D012106:Research / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires