Public Health
Volume 121, Issue 6 , Pages 420-425 , June 2007

The role of the Faculty of Public Health (Medicine) in developing a multidisciplinary public health profession in the UK

  • Sian Griffiths

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +85222528700; fax: +85221458517.
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  • June Crown

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Public Health, London, UK
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  • Jim McEwen

      Affiliations

    • University of Glasgow, UK
    • UK Voluntary Register for Public Health Specialists, UK

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PII: S0033-3506(07)00086-8

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.02.021

Public Health
Volume 121, Issue 6 , Pages 420-425 , June 2007