A role delineation study of health educators in the United States: Methodological innovations

Global Health Promotion

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 38-43

  Taub, Alyson ^a   Olsen, Larry K ^b   Gilmore, Gary D ^c   Connell, David ^d  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN LA CROSSE   (United States)

^d Cambridge Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

competency development; health educator; methodological innovations; role delineation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MANPOWER; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84996241400     PISSN: 17579759     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1025382308097697     Document Type: Article

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