Professionalizing the public health workforce: The Case for Certification

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 46-49

  Akhter, Mohammed N ^a  

^a AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MANPOWER; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

CERTIFICATION; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035408762     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00124784-200107040-00007     Document Type: Article

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