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. 2019 Jan/Feb;134(1):11-16.
doi: 10.1177/0033354918813549. Epub 2018 Nov 30.

The Changing Role of Disease Intervention Specialists in Modern Public Health Programs

Anna B Cope  1   2 , Victoria L Mobley  2 , Erika Samoff  2 , Kevin O'Connor  1 , Thomas A Peterman  1
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The Changing Role of Disease Intervention Specialists in Modern Public Health Programs

Anna B Cope et al. Public Health Rep. 2019 Jan/Feb.
No abstract available

Keywords: HIV; contact tracing; partner notification; public health advisor; syphilis.

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Declaration of Conflicting Interests: The authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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