Systems Thinking for Public Health: A Case Study Using U.S. Public Education

Overview

Journal NAM Perspect

Specialty Public Health

Date 2024 May 24

PMID 38784633

Authors

Elizabeth Ashby

Charlie Minicucci

Julie Liao

Danilo Buonsenso

Sebastian Gonzalez-Dambrauskas

Rafael Obregon

Matt Zahn

William Hallman

Chandy John

Affiliations

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