Investigating public health emergency response information system initiatives in China

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 73, Issue 9-10, 2004, Pages 675-685

  Liang, Huigang ^a   Xue, Yajiong ^b  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergency response; Information systems; Public health

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM DOCUMENTATION;

HEALTH SYSTEMS; INFECTIOUS DISEASES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; CHINA; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE;

CHINA; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 4344677285     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2004.05.010     Document Type: Article

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