Public Health
Volume 121, Issue 6 , Pages 432-437 , June 2007

Trainees’ experiences of multidisciplinary public health training schemes in England

  • Paul Pilkington

      Affiliations

    • University of the West of England, Bristol Glenside Campus, Blackberry Hill, Bristol BS16 1DD, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +441173288860; fax: +441173288437.
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  • Sally Dowling

      Affiliations

    • Bristol Primary Care Trust, Bristol, UK
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  • Geoffrey J Barnes

      Affiliations

    • Ormskirk, Lancashire, UK
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  • Tessa Lindfield

      Affiliations

    • Westminster Primary Care Trust, London, UK
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  • Alison Pritchard

      Affiliations

    • Derbyshire County Primary Care Trust, Derbyshire, UK

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PII: S0033-3506(07)00069-8

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.02.007

Public Health
Volume 121, Issue 6 , Pages 432-437 , June 2007