Education and training in physical activity research and practice

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 294-296

  Hooker, Steven P ^a   Buchner, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

MPH in physical activity; Public health competencies; Transdisciplinary training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; IMMOBILIZATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RESEARCH; TRAINING;

EDUCATION, GRADUATE; EDUCATION, PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONAL; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SOCIAL MARKETING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70349988826     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.06.027     Document Type: Note

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