Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 10 , Pages 1047-1050 , October 2008

Improving access to and provision of public health education and training in the UK

  • Paul Pilkington

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PII: S0033-3506(08)00077-2

doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2008.03.008

Public Health
Volume 122, Issue 10 , Pages 1047-1050 , October 2008