Current status and future plans for undergraduate public/community health education program accreditation

American Journal of Health Education

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 301-307

  Miller, Elizabeth M ^a   Birch, David A ^b   Cottrell, Randall R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77957712841     PISSN: 19325037     EISSN: 21683751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19325037.2010.10599157     Document Type: Article

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