Becoming a public scholar to improve the health of the US population

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Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 455-462

  Bezruchka, Stephen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC RESEARCH; BIOGRAPHY; HEALTH SERVICES; PUBLIC HEALTH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42549139235     PISSN: 00664812     EISSN: 14678330     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8330.2008.00614.x     Document Type: Article

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