title: Epidemiologic approaches to global health.
abstract: In this introduction to volume 32 of Epidemiologic Reviews, the authors highlight the diversity and complexity of global health concerns, and they frame the 12 articles included in this issue within the diverse topics of research in this emerging and ever-expanding field. The authors emphasize the need for ongoing research related to the methods used in global health and for comprehensive surveillance, and they offer suggestions for future directions in global health research.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins University Center for Global Health, Rangos Building, 855 North Wolfe Street, Suite 530, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA. tquinm2@jhmi.edu
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: Jonathan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Samet
mesh_terms: D004782:Environmental Health; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D015658:HIV Infections; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D011159:Population Surveillance