SARS and population health technology

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 1-8

  Eysenbach, Gunther ^a,b  

^a Mgmt/Eval ^*  (Canada)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bioterrorism; Communicable diseases, emerging; Computer communication networks; Epidemiology; Information dissemination, Internet; Internet; Public health; Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; COMPUTER NETWORK; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; POPULATION; REVIEW; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 3042818787     PISSN: 14388871     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.5.2.e14     Document Type: Review

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