Understanding the financing and functions of metropolitan health departments: A key to improved public health response

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 421-427

  Plough, Alonzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

challenging state centric funding; metropolitan health departments; public health capacity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN HEALTH;

EID: 16544383982     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200409000-00008     Document Type: Article

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