Salaries and compensation practices in public health, environmental, and agricultural laboratories: Findings from a 2010 national survey

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 199-204

  Deboy, John M ^a,b   Boulton, Matthew L ^c   Carpenter, David F ^d  

^a MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

compensation; laboratories; public health workforce; workforce development

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; BUDGET; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; MANPOWER; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH; SALARY AND FRINGE BENEFIT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURE; BUDGETS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LABORATORY PERSONNEL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876141411     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e318252eec2     Document Type: Article

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