Origin and development of the UK Voluntary Register for Public Health Specialists

Public Health

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 443-448

  Sim, Fiona M ^a   Griffiths, Jenny ^b  

^a London Teaching Public Health Network   (United Kingdom)

^b Woking   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Public health specialists; Regulation; Voluntary register

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REGISTER; STAFF TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; REGISTRIES; STATE MEDICINE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34248523989     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.02.022     Document Type: Article

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