Viewpoints on accreditation from health education professionals and administrators of academic professional preparation programs

American Journal of Health Education

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 351-358

  Bernhardt, Jay M ^a   Videto, Donna M ^b   Widdall, Christine L ^b   Chen, W William ^c   Airhihenbuwa, Collins ^d   Allegrante, John P ^e  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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EID: 84993787932     PISSN: 19325037     EISSN: 21683751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19325037.2003.10603576     Document Type: Article

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