City and regional planning: A primer for public health officials

American Journal of Health Promotion

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1-13

  Malizia, Emil E ^a  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITY PLANNING; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOUSING; HUMAN; LAND USE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SAFETY; SANITATION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18244374432     PISSN: 08901171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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