Concerns in workforce development: Linking certification and credentialing to outcomes

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 429-438

  Ogolla, Christopher ^b   Cioffi, Joan P ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Certification; Credentialing; Health outcomes; Public health workforce

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; EDUCATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD;

CREDENTIALING; EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FACULTY, MEDICAL; FACULTY, NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 34547946378     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: 15251446     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1446.2007.00653.x     Document Type: Article

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