Applying health services research to public health practice: An emerging priority

Health Services Research

Volumn 44, Issue 5 PART 2, 2009, Pages 1775-1787

  Scutchfield, F Douglas ^a   Mays, Glen P ^b   Lurie, Nicole ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; COST CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; DISASTER PLANNING; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY CARE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD QUALITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; WATER QUALITY;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 69849114516     PISSN: 00179124     EISSN: 14756773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-6773.2009.01007.x     Document Type: Editorial

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