Innovation in observation: A vision for early outbreak detection

Emerging Health Threats Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Fefferman, Nina H ^a   Naumova, Elena N ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOSAFETY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIC; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77957873340     PISSN: 17528550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3134/ehtj.10.006     Document Type: Review

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