EMS and Medical Surveillance

Jonnathan Busko, MD, MPH, EMT-P
Created: February 1, 2007

For both bioterrorism events and routine community health monitoring, surveillance offers many opportunities.

Suggested Reading

www.cdc.gov/epo/dphsi/syndromic/index.htm.
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Mandl KD, Overhage JM, Wagner MM, et al. Implementing syndromic surveillance: A practical guide informed by early experience. J Am Med Inform Assoc 11:141-50, 2004.
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