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International Journal of Circumpolar Health Volume 75, 2016 - Issue 1
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A survey of knowledge, attitudes, and practices towards skin and soft tissue infections in rural Alaska

Gregory A. RaczniakArctic Investigations ProgramDivision of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anchorage, AK, USA;Epidemic Intelligence ServiceDivision of Applied Sciences, Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Joanna GainesGeographic Medicine and Health Promotion BranchDivision of Global Migration and Quarantine, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Lisa R. BulkowArctic Investigations ProgramDivision of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anchorage, AK, USA
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Michael H. KinzerEpidemic Intelligence ServiceDivision of Applied Sciences, Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Thomas W. HennessyArctic Investigations ProgramDivision of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anchorage, AK, USA
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Joseph A. KlejkaYukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation, Bethel, AK, USA
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Michael G. BruceArctic Investigations ProgramDivision of Preparedness and Emerging Infections, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Anchorage, AK, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 30603 | Received 02 Dec 2015, Accepted 28 Jan 2016, Published online: 23 Feb 2016

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