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IELD PIDEMIOLOGY Pia D. M. MacDonald, PhD, MPH, CPH Research Associate Professor Department of Epidemiology Director UNC Center for Public Health Preparedness North Carolina Institute for Public Health

Gillings School of Global Public Health University of North Carolinasat’Ghapel Hill es oes Hill, North Carolina

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Methods in field epidemiology / Pia D. M. MacDonald. p-;¢m. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-0-7637-8459-1 (pbk.) ISBN-10: 0-7637-8459-1 (pbk.)

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