Epidemiology competency development and application to training for local and regional public health practitioners

Public Health Reports

Volumn 123, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages 44-52

  Baseman, Janet G ^a   Marsden Haug, Nicola ^a,b   Holt, Victoria L ^a   Stergachis, Andy ^a   Goldoft, Marcia ^a   Gale, James L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Tacoma Pierce County Health Department   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; SKILL; STAFF TRAINING; TEACHING; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; INTERNET; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMANS; INTERNET; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE;

EID: 44849124778     PISSN: 00333549     EISSN: 14682877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/00333549081230s111     Document Type: Review

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