An evaluation of health impact assessments in the United States, 2011-2014

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2015, Pages

  Bourcier, Emily ^a   Charbonneau, Diana ^a   Cahill, Carol ^a   Dannenberg, Andrew L ^b  

^a GROUP HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84924666864     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5888/pcd12.140376     Document Type: Article

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