Public health department accreditation: Setting the research agenda

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 263-271

  Riley, William J ^a   Lownik, Elizabeth M ^b   Scutchfield, F Douglas ^c   Mays, Glen P ^c   Corso, Liza C ^d   Beitsch, Les M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^e FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW;

ACCREDITATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857217397     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2011.10.021     Document Type: Review

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