New data, same story? revisiting studies on the relationship of local public health systems characteristics to public health performance

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 110-117

  Bhandari, Michelyn W ^a   Scutchfield, F Douglas ^b   Charnigo, Richard ^b   Riddell, Martha C ^b   Mays, Glen P ^c  

^a EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

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

Author keywords

Administrative structure; Performance standards; Personnel; Public health finance; Public health practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77149141062     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181c6b525     Document Type: Article

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