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Health Research

Health research is the systematic investigation undertaken to generate knowledge about health, disease, and the determinants of well-being, and to develop and evaluate ways of preventing, diagnosing, and treating illness and of improving health systems. It spans a continuum from basic biological enquiry through clin…

Curated from this journal's research 📚 11 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 57× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2641-4538 🗓 Reviewed July 2026

Overview

Health research is the systematic investigation undertaken to generate knowledge about health, disease, and the determinants of well-being, and to develop and evaluate ways of preventing, diagnosing, and treating illness and of improving health systems. It spans a continuum from basic biological enquiry through clinical and translational studies to population-level epidemiology, health-services research, and the social and behavioural sciences of health. Methodologically it employs a wide range of designs, including observational surveys and cohort studies, qualitative and mixed-method enquiry, experimental and quasi-experimental evaluations, and systematic reviews that synthesise existing evidence, each chosen to suit the question and setting. Common concerns include identifying risk factors and disparities, often at the intersection of social position, violence, discrimination, and chronic disease; assessing the effectiveness and quality of interventions and services; and examining health behaviours such as smoking cessation and the use of maternal and child health services. Rigorous health research depends on sound study design, valid and reliable measurement, careful data quality, appropriate analysis, and adherence to research ethics, including the protection of participants and attention to vulnerable populations. Its purpose is to produce evidence that informs clinical practice, public-health policy, and resource allocation. By converting empirical findings into evidence-based interventions and recommendations, health research underpins efforts to reduce the burden of disease and to advance equitable and effective health care.

Research published in this journal

11 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

2017

Ethics and Health

Mango LucioCorresponding author
Nuclear Medicine, S. Camillo-Forlanini General Hospital, Rome – Italy
Exact topic Public Health International Cited by 4 doi:10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-17-1839

How this research is being cited

The 11 articles above have been cited 57 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Health Research, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in Public Health International (ISSN 2641-4538).

Journal editorial board
Javad Javan-Noughabi · United Kingdom Evelyn O Talbott · United States Zainab Taha · United Arab Emirates

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