Information infrastructure tools for bioterrorism preparedness

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 69-85

  Kun, Luis G ^a   Bray, David A ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHRAX; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BUILDING INDUSTRY; DISEASE CONTROL; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SAFETY;

BIOTERRORISM; COMMUNICATION; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036751802     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMB.2002.1044168     Document Type: Review

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