Table 1.

Public-health research priorities identified by respondents from national public health associations

		National N (%)	International N (%)
Disease control	Cardiovascular diseases	18 (78)	7 (30)
	Cancer	16 (70)	8 (35)
	Infectious diseases	17 (75)	7 (30)
	Mental health	15 (65)	-
	Migrant health	8 (35)	3 (13)
Health promotion	Environmental health	17 (74)	-
	Occupational medicine	15 (65)	-
	Bioterrorism	12 (53)	3 (13)
	Food safety and nutrition	18 (78)
	Health education and promotion	15 (65)	5 (22)
	Drug addiction	13 (56)	6 (26)
Health services	Health services research	18 (78)	5 (22)
	Patient safety	15 (65)	-
	Health technology assessment	13 (56)	5 (22)
	Health management	14 (61)	4 (17)
	Use of medicines	13 (56)	4 (17)
Methods	Epidemiology	15 (65)	4 (17)