Reaching out to those in need: The case for community health science

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 527-532

  DeHaven, Mark J ^a   Gimpel, Nora E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; AMERICAN INDIAN; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SCIENCE; HEALTH SERVICE; HISPANIC; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL CARE; PHILOSOPHY; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FAMILY PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37549018116     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2007.06.060148     Document Type: Review

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