Public health systems: A social networks perspective

Health Services Research

Volumn 44, Issue 5 PART 2, 2009, Pages 1842-1862

  Wholey, Douglas R ^a   Gregg, Walter ^a   Moscovice, Ira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Public health governance; Public health systems; Rural; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; AGED; ARTICLE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION SIZE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL NETWORK;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69849095975     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2009.01011.x     Document Type: Article

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