How the national prevention council can overcome key challenges and improve Americans' health

Health Affairs

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2149-2156

  Rigby, Elizabeth ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; POLITICS; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PROPHYLAXIS; UNITED STATES;

ADVISORY COMMITTEES; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855713407     PISSN: 02782715     EISSN: 15445208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1377/hlthaff.2011.0718     Document Type: Article

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