Putting the public health back into public health. Part II. How can public health be accountable to the public?

Public Health

Volumn 117, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 66-71

  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

Accountability; Evidence; Public; Public health

Indexed keywords

PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; CONSUMER; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HUMAN; STANDARD;

HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE;

EID: 0037227247     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(02)00008-2     Document Type: Article

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