Framework for the development of response protocols for public health syndromic surveillance systems: Case studies of 8 US states

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness

Volumn 3, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Uscher Pines, Lori ^a,g   Farrell, Corey L ^b   Babin, Steven M ^c   Cattani, Jacqueline ^b   Gaydos, Charlotte A ^d   Hsieh, Yu Hsiang ^e   Moskal, Michael D ^f   Rothman, Richard E ^e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f CUBRC   (United States)

^g NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Outbreak investigation; Public health practice; Response protocol; Syndromic surveillance

Indexed keywords

EID: 67949102143     PISSN: 19357893     EISSN: 193844X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DMP.0b013e31819f4483     Document Type: Article

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