Alexander Langmuir
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Alexander Langmuir
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Alexander Duncan Langmuir was an American epidemiologist who served as Chief Epidemiologist of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) from 1949 to 1970, developing the Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) as a training program for epidemiologists. During his tenure, Langmuir broadened the CDC's scope to include the epidemiology of non-communicable diseases, environmental health, and family planning. Additionally, Langmuir increased coordination between the CDC and state and territor
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American epidemiologist (1910–1993)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Langmuir
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2008-05-26T13:50:23Z
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2024-09-01T23:31:38Z
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