Automated laboratory reporting of infectious diseases in a climate of bioterrorism

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1053-1057

  M'ikanatha, Nkuchia M ^a   Southwell, Brian ^b   Lautenbach, Ebbing ^c  

^a PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CODING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STANDARD; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0042316910     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0909.020486     Document Type: Review

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