Predictors of capacity in public health, environmental, and agricultural laboratories

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 654-661

  Beck, Angela J ^a   Boulton, Matthew L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Laboratories; Public health practice; Public Health Workforce

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH CARE MANPOWER; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MANPOWER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUERTO RICO; RESEARCH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH MANPOWER; HUMANS; LABORATORIES; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUERTO RICO; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84918797567     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000050     Document Type: Article

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