The health action zone initiative: Lessons from Plymouth

Local Government Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 99-117

  Cole, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL POLICY;

ENGLAND (DEVON); PLYMOUTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0242574681     PISSN: 03003930     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03003930308559381     Document Type: Article

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