Policy activity and policy adoption in rural, suburban, and urban local health departments

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Harris, Jenine K ^a   Mueller, Nancy L ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Local health departments; Public health policy; Rural; Urban

Indexed keywords

GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; ARTICLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH POLICY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RURAL POPULATION; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84873284360     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e318252ee8c     Document Type: Article

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