In snow's footsteps: Commentary on shoe-leather and applied epidemiology

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 172, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 737-739

  Koo, Denise ^a   Thacker, Stephen B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

book reviews; communicable diseases; disease outbreaks; epidemiologic methods; health personnel; population surveillance; public health

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AWARENESS; CHILD HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; NOTE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; VIOLENCE; EPIDEMIC; EPIDEMIOLOGY; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; HUMANS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 77956942605     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwq252     Document Type: Note

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