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A gap analysis of the United States death care sector to determine training and education needs pertaining to highly infectious disease mitigation and management

Aurora B. LeDepartment of Environmental Health and Occupational Health, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, IndianaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lesley WitterAdvocacy, National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA), Brookfield, Wisconsin
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Jocelyn J. HersteinDepartment of Environmental, Occupational and Agricultural Health, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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Katelyn C. JeldenCollege of Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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Elizabeth L. BeamNebraska Biocontainment Unit, Omaha, Nebraska;College of Nursing, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska
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Shawn G. GibbsDepartment of Environmental Health and Occupational Health, Indiana University School of Public Health, Bloomington, Indiana
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John J. LoweDepartment of Environmental, Occupational and Agricultural Health, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska;Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, Omaha, NebraskaORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2893-1312
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Pages 674-680 | Published online: 28 Aug 2017

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