Local health department activities to ensure access to care

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 720-727

  Luo, Huabin ^a   Sotnikov, Sergey ^a   Shah, Gulzar ^b  

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

^b GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENTAL PROCEDURE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH INSURANCE; MEDICAL CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

DATA COLLECTION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887855609     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2013.07.010     Document Type: Article

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