Investigating suspected cancer clusters and responding to community concerns: Guidelines from CDC and the council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists

MMWR Recommendations and Reports

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Abrams, Beth ^a   Anderson, Henry ^b   Blackmore, Carina ^c   Bove, Frank J ^d   Condon, Suzanne K ^e   Eheman, Christie R ^f   Fagliano, Jerald ^g   Haynes, Lorena Barck ^h   Lewis, Lauren S ^a   Major, Jennifer ^h   McGeehin, Michael A ⁱ   Simms, Erin ^j   Sircar, Kanta ^a   Soler, John ^k   Stanbury, Martha ^l   Watkins, Sharon M ^c   Wartenberg, Daniel ^m  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^c FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^d AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^g NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

^h Haynes Ross Strategic   (United States)

ⁱ RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^j Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists   (United States)

^k MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^l MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY HEALTH   (United States)

^m RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 84888985863     PISSN: 10575987     EISSN: 15458601     Source Type: Journal    
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