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Project FORESIGHT and Return on Investment: Forensic Science Laboratories and Public Health Laboratories

Lorelei Moreland KurimskiState Hygienic Laboratory, University of Iowa, Coralville, IA
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Paul J. SpeakerCollege of Business & Economics, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WVCorrespondence[email protected]
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John R. BasslerSchool of Public Health, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
Pages 1-12 | Received 15 Nov 2016, Accepted 05 Jan 2017, Published online: 01 Mar 2017

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