Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 3 , Pages 249-255 , March 2006

Insights into training and examination performance from the first UK National Public Health Training Audit

  • R. Holland

      Affiliations

    • School of Medecine, Health Policy and Practice, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 1603 593574; fax: +44 1603 593752.
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  • A. Gilmore

      Affiliations

    • European Centre on Health of Societies in Transition, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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  • N. Hoysal

      Affiliations

    • South Huddersfield Primary Care Trust, UK
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  • S. Acquilla

      Affiliations

    • London Deanery, London, UK

Received 2 August 2004 ,Revised 11 May 2005 ,Accepted 17 August 2005.

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PII: S0033-3506(05)00204-0

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2005.08.017

Public Health
Volume 120, Issue 3 , Pages 249-255 , March 2006

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