Improvements in the performance of local public health agencies

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 55-61

  Rohrer, James E ^a   Loh, Shu Ching ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Local health departments; Public health practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; IOWA; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE;

EID: 0033228579     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-199911000-00009     Document Type: Article

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