Evaluation of U.S. Public Health Service programs: Organization and management

Evaluation and the Health Professions

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 311-324

  Johnson, Paul L ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029761464     PISSN: 01632787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/016327879601900305     Document Type: Review

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