Reviewing the undergraduate veterinary curriculum in Finland for control tasks in veterinary public health

Journal of Veterinary Medical Education

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 241-254

  Maijala, Riitta ^a   Korkeala, Hannu ^b  

^a EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Career path; Curriculum; Food control; Officials; Undergraduate education; Veterinary public health; Working life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FINLAND; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREER CHOICE; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; EDUCATION, VETERINARY; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FINLAND; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; VETERINARIANS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 51149084954     PISSN: 0748321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/jvme.35.2.241     Document Type: Article

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