Structural and organizational characteristics associated with performance of essential public health services in small jurisdictions: Findings from a statewide study in Massachusetts

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 585-594

  Hyde, Justeen ^a   Arsenault, Lisa ^a   Waggett, Jessica ^a   Mills, Brianna ^a   Cox, Harold ^b   MacVarish, Kathleen ^b   Fried, Lise ^a  

^a Institute for Community Health   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

health services research methods; performance measurement; public health administration; public health practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION DENSITY; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; POPULATION DENSITY; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84867511269     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e31825fbad3     Document Type: Article

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