Lack of national primary care organization partnerships with community groups to promote health care reform

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 832-834

  Schlaff, Anthony L ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY CARE; CONSUMER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE;

CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HEALTH CARE COALITIONS; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 17844362704     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.049718     Document Type: Article

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