Perspectives on health promotion competencies and accreditation in Europe

Global Health Promotion

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 21-31

  Morales, Arantxa Santa María ^a,b   Battel Kirk, Barbara ^c   Barry, Margaret M ^d   Bosker, Louisa ^e   Kasmel, Anu ^f   Griffiths, Jenny ^c  

^a Hospital El Escorial de Madrid   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

^c National University of Ireland ^*

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

accreditation; competencies; European health promotion; professional standards

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; EUROPE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STANDARD;

ACCREDITATION; EUROPE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE;

EID: 67649812905     PISSN: 17579759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757975909104101     Document Type: Article

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