Public health department accreditation implementation: Transforming public health department performance

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 237-242

  Riley, William J ^a   Bender, Kaye ^b   Lownik, Elizabeth ^b  

^a Division of Health Policy and Management   (United States)

^b Public Health Accreditation Board   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCREDITATION; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857252000     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300375     Document Type: Article

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