Competency development needs of the Australian public health nutrition workforce

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 839-847

  Hughes, Roger ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Competency development; Needs assessment; Public health nutrition; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPETENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STAFF TRAINING;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PRECEPTORSHIP; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0348010599     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/PHN2003494     Document Type: Article

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