Biosurveillance in outbreak investigations

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-28

  Kaydos Daniels, S Cornelia ^a   Smith, Lucia Rojas ^a   Farris, Tonya R ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; BIOSURVEILLANCE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; METHODOLOGY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES;

AUTOMATION; BIOSURVEILLANCE; BIOTERRORISM; CHICAGO; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NORTH CAROLINA; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; TEXAS;

EID: 84875717708     PISSN: 15387135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bsp.2011.0109     Document Type: Article

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