Public health spending in 2008: On the challenge of integrating PHSSR data sets and the need for harmonization

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 355-363

  Leider, Jonathon P ^a   Sellers, Katie ^b   Shah, Gulzar ^c   Pearsol, Jim ^b   Jarris, Paul E ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ASSOCIATION OF STATE AND TERRITORIAL HEALTH OFFICIALS   (United States)

^c GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

budgeting; funding; harmonization; public health; public health finance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BOARD OF TRUSTEES; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMICS; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RECORD; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

DEMOGRAPHY; DISCLOSURE; GOVERNING BOARD; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIETIES; STATE GOVERNMENT; STATE HEALTH PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861802235     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e31824c60d7     Document Type: Article

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