Developing the public health workforce: A 'communities of practice' perspective

Policy and Politics

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 265-285

  Mallinson, Sara ^a   Popay, Jennie ^a   Kowarzik, Ute ^a   Mackian, Sara ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communities of practice; Learning; Public health

Indexed keywords

HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 33646065949     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557306776315859     Document Type: Article

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