Public Health
Volume 121, Issue 6 , Pages 443-448 , June 2007

Origin and development of the UK Voluntary Register for Public Health Specialists

  • Fiona M. Sim

      Affiliations

    • Health Services Research Unit, Department of Public Health and Policy, London Teaching Public Health Network, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +442074365816; fax: +4402075808183.
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  • Jenny Griffiths

      Affiliations

    • Woking, Surrey, UK

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PII: S0033-3506(07)00073-X

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.02.022

Public Health
Volume 121, Issue 6 , Pages 443-448 , June 2007

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