Real-time public health surveillance for emergency preparedness

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1360-1363

  Chretien, Jean Paul ^c   Tomich, Nancy E ^a   Gaydos, Joel C ^d   Kelley, Patrick W ^b  

^a American Institute of HealthCare Quality   (United States)

^b NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANTHRAX; AUTOMATION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NOTE; PHYSICIAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SIMULATION; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS; ARTICLE; DISASTER PLANNING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION;

ALGORITHMS; ANTHRAX; BIOTERRORISM; DISASTER PLANNING; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HEALTH SYSTEMS AGENCIES; HUMANS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED STATES; WEST NILE FEVER;

EID: 68849132037     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.133926     Document Type: Note

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