A Systematic Review of the Literature on the Sustainability of Community Health Collaboratives

Medical Care Research and Review

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 127-181

  Hearld, Larry R ^a   Bleser, William K ^b   Alexander, Jeffrey A ^c   Wolf, Laura J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

community health collaboratives; sustainability; systematic review

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; COMMUNITY CARE; INTERSECTORAL COLLABORATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

COMMUNITY NETWORKS; HUMANS; INTERSECTORAL COLLABORATION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84959051087     PISSN: 10775587     EISSN: 15526801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1077558715607162     Document Type: Review

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