Syndromic surveillances based on the emergency department

Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 219-224

  Cho, Joon Pil ^a   Min, Young Gi ^a   Choi, Sang Cheon ^a  

^a Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bioterrorism; Public health; Surveillance; Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; KOREA; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SYNDROME;

BIOTERRORISM; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; KOREA; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SYNDROME;

EID: 54049118917     PISSN: 19758375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3961/jpmph.2008.41.4.219     Document Type: Article

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