Cholera prevention training materials for community health workers, Haiti, 2010-2011

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2162-2165

  Rajasingham, Anu ^a,b   Bowen, Anna ^a   O'Reilly, Ciara ^a   Sholtes, Kari ^a,b   Schilling, Katie ^a   Hough, Catherine ^a   Brunkard, Joan ^a   Domercant, Jean Wysler ^a   Lerebours, Gerald ^c   Cadet, Jean ^a   Quick, Robert ^a   Person, Bobbie ^a  

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

^b OAK RIDGE INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND EDUCATION   (United States)

^c Ministry of Public Health and Population   (Haïti)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHOLERA; HAITI; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; WORKSHOP;

EID: 84930484250     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1711.110806     Document Type: Article

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