Why is rural public health important? A look to the future

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 185-190

  Meit, Michael ^a   Knudson, Alana ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

History of public health; Public health workforce; Rural public healt

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HISTORY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; RURAL HEALTH CARE; ARTICLE; FORECASTING; HEALTH; MANPOWER; UNITED STATES;

FORECASTING; HISTORY, 18TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650721231     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181a117b4     Document Type: Review

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