The practice of the 10 essential services and abilities in the 14 core competencies of Alabama environmental health practitioners

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 32-38

  Oestenstad, R Kent ^a   Maples, Elizabeth H ^b   McCullum Hill, Christie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH WORKER; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RURAL AREA; SKILLED LABOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALABAMA; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

ALABAMA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 44649145879     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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