Public health leadership in primary care practice in England: Everybody's business?

Critical Public Health

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 205-217

  Wirrmann, Erica J ^a   Carlson, Cindy L ^b  

^a GOAL ^*  (Uganda)

^b HLSP Institute   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leadership theory; Primary care practice; Public health; Quantum skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SKILL; THEORY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 31144442762     PISSN: 09581596     EISSN: 14693682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09581590500371305     Document Type: Article

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