A proposal for a computer-based framework of support for public health in the management of biological incidents: The Czech Republic experience

Perspectives in Public Health

Volumn 132, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 292-298

  Bureš, Vladimír ^a   Otčenášková, Tereza ^a,b   Čech, Pavel ^a,b   Antoš, Karel ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HRADEC KRALOVE   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DEFENCE   (Czech Republic)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HRADEC KRALOVE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

biological incidents; decision support systems; multi agent technology; ontology; public health management

Indexed keywords

BIODSF; COMPUTER; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CZECH REPUBLIC; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACCIDENT; DISASTER; EPIDEMIC; FOOD CONTAMINATION; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; STATISTICS; WATER POLLUTION;

BIOHAZARD RELEASE; CZECH REPUBLIC; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DISASTERS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 84873305677     PISSN: 17579139     EISSN: 17579147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1757913912444260     Document Type: Review

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