Developing competencies for training practitioners in evidence-based cancer control

Journal of Cancer Education

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 186-193

  Brownson, Ross C ^b   Ballew, Paula ^d   Kittur, Nupur D ^d   Elliott, Michael B ^d   Haire Joshu, Debra ^a,b   Krebill, Hope ^c   Kreuter, Matthew W ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Washington University School of Medicine ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; COMMUNITY CARE; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEACHER;

COMPETENCY-BASED EDUCATION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 67650752622     PISSN: 08858195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08858190902876395     Document Type: Article

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