Systems Thinking: What Business Modeling Can Do for Public Health

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 550-553

  Williams, Warren ^a   Lyalin, David ^a   Wingo, Phyllis A ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DIS CONTR AND PREV   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Immunizations; Public health informatics; Registries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33644884759     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200511000-00012     Document Type: Editorial

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