From theory to practice: What drives the core business of public health?

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-172

  Smith, Tina Anderson ^a   Minyard, Karen J ^a   Parker, Christopher A ^a   Van Valkenburg, Rachel Ferencik ^a   Shoemaker, John A ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Core business of public health; Public health finance; Public health systems; Systems thinking

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847079625     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200703000-00013     Document Type: Article

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