Health protection: Communicable disease, public health and infection control educational programmes - A case study from the UK

Public Health

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 328-340

  El Ansari, Walid ^a   Privett, S ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communicable diseases; Health protection; Infection control; Interprofessional education; Multidisciplinary learning; Public health

Indexed keywords

VACCINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DRUG SAFETY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; INFECTION CONTROL; PHILOSOPHY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STUDENT; TEACHING; TRAVEL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CURRICULUM; ENGLAND; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; TEACHING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 14544298725     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2004.06.004     Document Type: Article

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