title: Making public health improvement real: the vital role of systems research.
authors.forename: Glen P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Mays
authors.forename: Paul K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Halverson
authors.forename: F Douglas
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Scutchfield
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D013597:Systems Analysis; D014481:United States