Use of BRFSS data and GIS technology for rapid public health response during natural disasters

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2008, Pages

  Holt, James B ^a   Mokdad, Ali H ^a   Ford, Earl S ^a   Simoes, Eduardo J ^a   Bartoli, William P ^b   Mensah, George A ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTOR SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISASTER PLANNING; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; NATURAL DISASTERS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 84978399512     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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