Communicable Disease Reporting among Physicians: Knowledge, Attitudes, and Reporting Levels
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Reporting of communicable diseases to local health departments by health-care providers and laboratories is fundamental to the prevention, control, and monitoring of diseases in the community. It is common knowledge among public health officials that communicable diseases are underreported by physicians; yet the extent to which this occurs is unknown. This study was implemented to determine communicable disease reporting levels and factors impacting compliance among physicians in one health district in Los Angeles County (LAC). Disease reporting was evaluated by comparing laboratory records with cases reported by physicians.
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