Use of Automated Ambulatory-Care Encounter Records for Detection of Acute Illness Clusters, Including Potential Bioterrorism Events

The advent of domestic bioterrorism has emphasized the need for enhanced detection of clusters of acute illness. We describe a monitoring system operational in eastern Massachusetts, based on diagnoses obtained from electronic records of ambulatory-care encounters. Within 24 hours, ambulatory and te...

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Autores principales: Lazarus, Ross, Kleinman, Ken, Dashevsky, Inna, Adams, Courtney, Kludt, Patricia, DeMaria, Alfred, Platt, Richard
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2002
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12141958
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0808.020239

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2732510/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12141958
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid0808.020239

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