SERVAL: A New Framework for the Evaluation of Animal Health Surveillance

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 33-45

  Drewe, J A ^a   Hoinville, L J ^b   Cook, A J C ^b   Floyd, T ^b   Gunn, G ^c   Stark K D C ^a  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision; Economic analysis; Epidemiology; Tool

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION STUDY; PROCEDURES; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRENDS; UNITED KINGDOM; VETERINARY; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; GREAT BRITAIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 84920284118     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12063     Document Type: Article

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