Considerations for increasing the competences and capacities of the public health workforce: Assessing the training needs of public health workers in Texas

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 4, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Borders, Stephen ^a,b   Blakely, Craig ^b   Quiram, Barbara ^b   McLeroy, Kenneth ^b  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB ANALYSIS; MALE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748298807     PISSN: 14784491     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-4-18     Document Type: Article

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