University of Sydney Subject Guides - Public Health

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Multi-sited ethnography: theory, praxis and locality in contemporary research (2009)
"Cutting-edge research from a number of renowned scholars and empirical experiences, to present theoretical and practical facets charting the development and direction of new research into social phenomena."
The qualitative dissertation : a guide for students and faculty (2009)
Includes topics such as: Orienting oneself to interpretive inquiry, Situating oneself in the inquiry, Rethinking the concept of method, Rethinking the concept of data, Moving from the experiential to the theoretic, Developing ideas for the dissertation proposal.

Oxford textbook of public health
(2002) 4th edn.
Source OECD Health Data (eresource)
OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) publications, including documents, periodicals and statistical databases.
(Open the resource then click on OECD Health Data in the bottom left hand corner)
Systematic Reviews: CRD’s guidance for undertaking reviews in health care (2008)
Australia's Health (1996 - onwards) - Australian Institute of Health
The biennial report of the Australian Institute of Health. Great overview of health trends and patterns among different groups in Australia.
Social determinants of health - Michael Marmot and Richard G. Wilkinson (editors)
(2006) 2nd edn.

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