The national public health performance standards program: Will it strengthen governance of local public health?

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 88-92

  Upshaw, Vaughn ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Boards of health; Governance; Performance standards

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NOTE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034263869     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200006050-00013     Document Type: Article

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