Donaldson L J, Kirkup B
Public Health NHS Executive, Durham University Science Park.
Hosp Med. 1998 Mar;59(3):205-9.
The history of public health began with the investigation of communicable diseases. Improved epidemiological methods have subsequently illuminated the causes and management of a wide range of health problems. The day-to-day challenges facing today's public health practitioners must be tackled rapidly and with limited resources, but must still subject to sound epidemiological principles.
