Network analysis as a tool to assess the intersectoral management of health determinants at the local level: A report from an exploratory study of two Cuban municipalities

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 394-399

  Pagliccia, Nino ^a   Spiegel, Jerry ^a   Alegret, Milagros ^b   Bonet, Mariano ^c   Martinez, Barbara ^b   Yassi, Annalee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Centro Provincial de Higiene   (Cuba)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE HIGIENE   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Cuba; Health council; Health determinants; Intersectoral action; Network analysis; Public health

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; NETWORK ANALYSIS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUBA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CITIES; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CUBA; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH PLANNING COUNCILS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES;

CUBA;

EID: 77953683739     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.03.041     Document Type: Article

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