Enumeration and composition of the public health workforce: Challenges and strategies

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 469-474

  Sumaya, Ciro V ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FACTUAL DATABASE; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MANPOWER; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; HEALTH CARE REFORM; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84857260560     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300388     Document Type: Article

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