A history of public health workforce enumeration

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 459-470

  Merrill, Jacqueline ^a   Btoush, Rula ^a   Gupta, Meera ^a   Gebbie, Kristine ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

manpower; public health infrastructure; workforce

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008927089     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200311000-00005     Document Type: Article

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