Improving state health policy assessment: An agenda for measurement and analysis

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1697-1705

  Macinko, James ^a   Silver, Diana ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84865682942     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.300716     Document Type: Review

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