Public-private partnerships and public health practice in the 21st century: Looking back at the experience of the steps program

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Easton, Alyssa ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY CARE; ECONOMICS; EDITORIAL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC RELATIONS; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; PUBLIC SECTOR; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84978535915     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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