title: The future of the public health laboratory.
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.
authors.forename: W R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Dowdle
mesh_terms: D005544:Forecasting; D006291:Health Policy; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006302:Health Services Research; D007753:Laboratories / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D011635:Public Health Administration / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000639:trends*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D014481:United States