Incentives to encourage participation in the national public health accreditation model: A systematic investigation

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1705-1711

  Davis, Mary V ^a   Cannon, Margaret M ^a   Corso, Liza ^b   Lenaway, Dennis ^b   Baker, Edward L ^a  

^a IL   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

ACCREDITATION; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; MOTIVATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69049111828     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.151118     Document Type: Article

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