The next public health revolution: Public health information fusion and social networks

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1237-1242

  Khan, Ali S ^a   Fleischauer, Aaron ^a,b   Casani, Julie ^b   Groseclose, Samuel L ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; LEGAL ASPECT; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

BIOTERRORISM; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953601869     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.180489     Document Type: Article

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