Use of syndromic surveillance at local health departments: Movement toward more effective systems

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Samoff, Erika ^a   Fangman, Mary T ^a   Hakenewerth, Anne ^b   Ising, Amy ^c   Waller, Anna E ^a,b  

^a IL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Carolina Center for Health Informatics Department of Emergency Medicine University of North Carolina Medical School ^*

Author keywords

biosurveillance; local health department; preparedness; syndromic surveillance

Indexed keywords

BIOSURVEILLANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INTERVIEW; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

BIOSURVEILLANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NORTH CAROLINA; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84901657286     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182a505ac     Document Type: Article

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