The role of the Faculty of Public Health (Medicine) in developing a multidisciplinary public health profession in the UK

Public Health

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 420-425

  Griffiths, Sian ^a   Crown, June ^b   McEwen, Jim ^c,d  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Faculty of Public Health   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d UK Voluntary Register for Public Health Specialists ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Faculty of public health; Multidisciplinary profession; Specialist public health

Indexed keywords

HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH WORKER; MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; FACULTY PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGISTRATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL; FACULTY; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34248526030     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.02.021     Document Type: Article

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