The Public Health Nutrition workforce and its future challenges: The US experience (Public Health Nutrition (2008) 11, 8, (782-791) DOI: 10.1017/S1368980008001821);The public health nutrition workforce and its future challenges: The US experience

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 782-791

  Haughton, Betsy ^a   George, Alexa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Public health nutrition; United States; Workforce

Indexed keywords

BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46349106912     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980008003455     Document Type: Erratum

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