Transforming public health practice through accreditation (a user guide for the special accreditation issue)

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 2-3

  Beitsch, Leslie M ^a   Corso, Liza C ^b   Davis, Mary V ^c   Joly, Brenda M ^d   Kronstadt, Jessica ^e   Riley, William J ^f  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d University of Southern Maine   (Portugal)

^e Arizona State University College of Health Solutions ^*

^f ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARDS;

ACCREDITATION; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE;

EID: 84890476488     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182a8ea1e     Document Type: Editorial

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