Putting prevention in its place: The shift from clinic to community

Health Affairs

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1012-1015

  Shenson, Douglas ^a,b,c  

^a Sickness Prevention Achieved through Regional Collaboration   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Yale Griffin Prevention Research Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COOPERATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INVESTMENT; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; INVESTMENTS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEW ENGLAND; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746867904     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 02782715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.25.4.1012     Document Type: Review

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