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Chapter 9 - Surveillance

from Section II - Public Health Principles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2018

By
Farah Husain  and
Peter Mala
Edited by
David Townes
David Townes
Affiliation:
University of Washington, Seattle
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Health in Humanitarian Emergencies
Principles and Practice for Public Health and Healthcare Practitioners
 , pp. 109 - 121
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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