The role of genetics in the provision of essential public health services

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 620-625

  Wang, Grace ^a,b   Watts, Carolyn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENETIC SERVICE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; INJURY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; STANDARD;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; GENETIC SERVICES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33947494576     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.087791     Document Type: Review

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