Practicing epidemiology: How competent are we?

Public Health Reports

Volumn 123, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 4-5

  Thacker, Stephen B ^a   Brownson, Ross C ^b  

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

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SHORT SURVEY; ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 44849088031     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00333549081230s102     Document Type: Short Survey

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