Technology and policy review for homeland security

IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 30-44

  Kun, Luis ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER NETWORK; DISASTER; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; EPIDEMIC; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION SYSTEM; LAW ENFORCEMENT; POLICY; PRIVACY; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TECHNOLOGY; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; COMPUTER SECURITY; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGY; TERRORISM; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES;

EID: 2442713810     PISSN: 07395175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MEMB.2004.1297173     Document Type: Review

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