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Open AccessDesigning and conducting tabletop exercises to assess public health preparedness for manmade and naturally occurring biological threats
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Open AccessChallenges in defining an optimal approach to formula-based allocations of public health funds in the United States
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Open AccessBusiness and public health collaboration for emergency preparedness in Georgia: a case study
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