Defining organizational capacity for public health services and systems research

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 535-544

  Meyer, Anne Marie ^a   Davis, Meredith ^b   Mays, Glen P ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Center for Public Health Preparedness   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

measurement; methods; organizational capacity; PHSSR

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY BUILDING; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW;

CAPACITY BUILDING; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84867559740     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e31825ce928     Document Type: Article

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