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Epidemiology of Disasters in the Republic of Macedonia and the Balkan Region: Improving Public Health Preparedness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 June 2012

Elisaveta Stikova ,
Ron LaPorte  and
Faina Linkov
Elisaveta Stikova
Affiliation:
Professor, University Ss Cyril and Methodius, Medical Faculty, Skopje, Macedonia
Ron LaPorte
Affiliation:
Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School for Public Health; Disease Monitoring and Telecommunication, WHO Collaborating Center
Faina Linkov*
Affiliation:
Assistant Professor, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Science, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
*
faina.linkov@gmail.com
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Information
Prehospital and Disaster Medicine , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , June 2010 , pp. 285 - 286
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Copyright © World Association for Disaster and Emergency Medicine 2010

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