Putting the public back into public health. Part I. A re-definition of public health

Public Health

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 62-65

  Heller, R F ^a   Heller, T D ^b   Pattison, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Definitions; Public; Public health

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NOMENCLATURE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 0037224673     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(02)00007-0     Document Type: Article

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