Assessment of Epidemiology Capacity in State Health Departments, 2001–2006
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Assessment of epidemiology capacity in state health departments, 2001-2006.
OBJECTIVES To assess the number of epidemiologists and national epidemiology capacity, the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists surveyed state health departments in 2001, 2004, and 2006. This article summarizes findings of the 2006 assessment, analyzes trends in epidemiology workforce, and examines statistical associations between the number of epidemiologists and measures of capaci...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1078-4659
DOI: 10.1097/phh.0b013e3181a01eb3