Importance of scientific resources among local public health practitioners

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 105, Issue , 2015, Pages S288-S294

  Fields, Robert P ^a   Stamatakis, Katherine A ^b   Duggan, Kathleen ^a   Brownson, Ross C ^a,c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEADERSHIP; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RESEARCH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84924710365     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302323     Document Type: Article

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