Trainees' experiences of multidisciplinary public health training schemes in England

Public Health

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 432-437

  Pilkington, Paul ^a   Dowling, Sally ^b   J Barnes, Geoffrey ^c   Lindfield, Tessa ^d   Pritchard, Alison ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Bristol North Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^c ORMSKIRK   (United Kingdom)

^d Westminster Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

^e Derbyshire County Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Experiences; Multidisciplinary; Public health; Training

Indexed keywords

HEALTH WORKER; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRAINING;

ARTICLE; CAREER PLANNING; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; JOB EXPERIENCE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; STATE MEDICINE;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249110785     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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