Using the electronic foodborne outbreak reporting system (eFORS) to improve foodborne outbreak surveillance, investigations, and program evaluation

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 8-11

  Micldaugh, John P ^a   Hammond, Roberta M ^a   Eisenstein, Leah ^a   Lazensky, Rebecca ^a  

^a FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA INTERPRETATION; DATABASE; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ETIOLOGY; FOOD POISONING; POPULATION SIZE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; EPIDEMIC; FOOD POISONING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FLORIDA; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77958177192     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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