Electronic communications and communicable disease surveillance at the national level in the European Union

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 454-456

  Weinberg, J ^a   Newton, L ^a   English, P M B ^a   Vandenberge, A ^b   Atkinson, P ^c   Catchpole, M ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Capgemini Consulting   (Belgium)

^c EUROPEAN COMMISSION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Health information; International cooperation; Surveillance; Telematics

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; EUROPE; HEALTH SURVEY; MASS COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031459929     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/7.4.454     Document Type: Review

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