Update on Public Health Surveillance in Emergency Departments

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1035-1052

  Varney, Shawn M ^a   Hirshon, Jon Mark ^b,c  

^a 59 MDW MCED ^*  (United States)

^b Division of Emergency Medicine   (United States)

^c EMS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CONFIDENTIALITY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVACY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33748699198     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: 07338627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2006.06.004     Document Type: Review

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