FOCUS on Field Epidemiology

Volume 5, Issue 5: Introduction to Public Health Surveillance

This issue of FOCUS describes the process and reasoning behind the surveillance methods and interpretation used to inform public health practice.

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FOCUS on Field Epidemiology

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NC Institute for Public Health | Gillings School of Global Public Health | The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Updated 9/25/09