An instrument for assessing public health system performance: Validity in rural settings

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 254-259

  Driscoll, David ^a   Rojas Smith, Lucia ^a   Sotnikov, Sergey ^b   Gadsden Knowles, Kim ^a   Perry, Natalie Brevard ^b   Lenaway, Dennis D ^b   Halverson, Paul K ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATERIALS; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; STANDARD; VALIDITY;

HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 33745152293     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: 17480361     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2006.00041.x     Document Type: Article

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