Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 666

Full Length Research Paper

Routine dissemination of summary syndromic surveillance data leads to greater usage at local health departments in North Carolina

Mary T. Fangman*
  • Mary T. Fangman*
  • North Carolina Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center, NC Institute for Public Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
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Erika Samoff
  • Erika Samoff
  • North Carolina Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Center, NC Institute for Public Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
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Lauren DiBiase
  • Lauren DiBiase
  • University of North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness, NC Institute for Public Health, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
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Pia D. M. MacDonald
  • Pia D. M. MacDonald
  • Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA. 4Social and Scientific Systems, Inc., Durham, NC, USA.
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Anna E. Waller
  • Anna E. Waller
  • Department of Emergency Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA.
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  •  Received: 18 June 2014
  •  Accepted: 10 November 2014
  •  Published: 31 January 2015

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