The evolving role of public health in the delivery of health care

Journal of Human Growth and Development

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 396-399

  Atrash, Hani K ^a   Carpentier, Richard ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Research Ethics Board Secretariat Science Policy Directorate Strategic Policy Branch Health   (Canada)

Author keywords

Impairments.; Medical specialities; Medicine; Public health

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876972500     PISSN: 01041282     EISSN: 21753598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7322/jhgd.46349     Document Type: Article

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