Measuring the public's health

Public Health Reports

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 14-22

  Thacker, Stephen B ^a   Stroup, Donna F ^a   Carande Kulis, Vilma ^a   Marks, James S ^a,b   Roy, Kakoli ^a   Gerberding, Julie L ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL NEBULIZER; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 32044454434     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 00333549     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003335490612100107     Document Type: Review

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