Tracking our investments in public health: What have we learned?

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 383-392

  Barry, Michael ^a   Bialek, Ron ^b  

^a American College of Preventive Medicine   (United States)

^b Public Health Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

essential services; expenditures; policy makers; public health; researchers; state health departments

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INVESTMENTS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16544392986     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200409000-00003     Document Type: Article

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