Rapid establishment of an internally displaced persons disease surveillance system after an earthquake - Haiti, 2010

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 59, Issue 30, 2010, Pages 939-945

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ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; EARTHQUAKE; EPIDEMIC; HAITI; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RELIEF WORK; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ALTRUISM; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EARTHQUAKES; HAITI; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERNET; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; RELIEF WORK;

EID: 77955693836     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
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