An evaluation of the global network of field epidemiology and laboratory training programmes: A resource for improving public health capacity and increasing the number of public health professionals worldwide

Human Resources for Health

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Subramanian, Renee E ^a   Herrera, Dionisio G ^a   Kelly, Paul M ^b  

^a Task Force for Global Health   (United States)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Capacity building; EIS; Epidemiology; FE(L)TP; FETP; Global; Public health; Regional networks; TEPHINET; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 84884314692     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14784491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1478-4491-11-45     Document Type: Article

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