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. 2009 Jul 14;7:17. doi: 10.1186/1478-4505-7-17

Table 2.

Civil society health organisations: national and international level public-health research priorities

Public health research fields Public health research topics Prioritised – National Prioritised – International
General Public health, population health 11 9
Disease control Sexual and reproductive health 2 3
Mental health 3 5
Cancer 4 2
Ageing 4 4
Health promotion Environment and health 6 5
Economic, social determinants of health 4 2
Obesity, nutrition 5 6
Tobacco 4 5
Injury prevention 3 2
Lifestyle 0 4
'Awareness' research 4 4
Health services Health care systems, reforms, finances, access 2 6
Smaller size research 3 4
Cost effectiveness of prevention, treatment 1 4
Implementation research 0 3
Health and social care 0 3