Examination of the relationship between public health statute modernization and local public health system performance

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 292-298

  Merrill, Jacqueline ^a   Meier, Benjamin Mason ^b   Keeling, Jonathan ^a   Jia, Haomiao ^c   Gebbie, Kristine M ^b  

^a New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^b Columbia University School of Nursing ^*  (United States)

^c Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Essential services; Logistic regression; Mission; Performance; Public health law; Statute

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SOCIAL CHANGE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 67650935366     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e31819e6114     Document Type: Article

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