Assessment of epidemiology capacity in state health departments - United States, 2009

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 58, Issue 49, 2009, Pages 1373-1377

  Boulton, M L ^a   Hadler, J L ^b   Ferland, L ^c   Chao, E ^c   Lemmings, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Connecticut ^*

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CAPACITY BUILDING; DISASTER PLANNING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MANPOWER; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

BIOTERRORISM; CAPACITY BUILDING; DATA COLLECTION; DISASTER PLANNING; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 72649093675     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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