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Four steps to precision public health

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  • Scott F. Dowell

    (Scott F. Dowell is deputy director for surveillance and epidemiology at the Bill &
    Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA.)

  • David Blazes

    (David Blazes is senior programme officer for surveillance and epidemiology at the Bill &
    Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA.)

  • Susan Desmond-Hellmann

    (Susan Desmond-Hellmann is chief executive at the Bill &
    Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, Washington, USA.)

Abstract

Better surveillance data and analyses are urgently needed to control disease in the developing world, argue Scott F. Dowell, David Blazes and Susan Desmond-Hellmann.

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  • Scott F. Dowell & David Blazes & Susan Desmond-Hellmann, 2016. "Four steps to precision public health," Nature, Nature, vol. 540(7632), pages 189-191, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:540:y:2016:i:7632:d:10.1038_540189a
    DOI: 10.1038/540189a
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