Detection and early identification in bioterrorism events

Family and Community Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 4-16

  Persell, Deborah J ^a,b   Robinson, Carolyn H ^c  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c King College   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioterrorism; Disaster preparedness detection; Early identification in bioterrorism events; Public health surveillance; Syndromic surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CIVIL DEFENSE; EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; PRIVACY; SYNDROME;

BIOTERRORISM; CIVIL DEFENSE; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; NURSING; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PRIVACY; SYNDROME;

EID: 37349065830     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.FCH.0000304063.94829.92     Document Type: Article

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