Buch, Englisch, 624 Seiten, Format (B × H): 215 mm x 289 mm, Gewicht: 1716 g
Buch, Englisch, 624 Seiten, Format (B × H): 215 mm x 289 mm, Gewicht: 1716 g
ISBN: 978-0-12-369378-5
Verlag: ACADEMIC PR INC
Provides a coherent and comprehensive account of the theory and practice of real-time human disease outbreak detection, explicitly recognizing the revolution in practices of infection control and public health surveillance.
Zielgruppe
Public health professionals, medical informaticians, and consultants for biodefense systems. Government health officials and decision-makers involved with public health and bioterrorism response will also find the book of interest.
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Weitere Infos & Material
PART I: THE CHALLENGE OF BIOSURVEILLANCE
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Outbreaks and Investigations
Chapter 3: Case Detection, Outbreak Detection, and Outbreak Characterization
Chapter 4: Functional Requirements for Biosurveillance
PART II: ORGANIZATIONS THAT CONDUCT BIOSURVEILLANCE AND THE DATA THEY COLLECT
Chapter 5: Governmental Public Health
Chapter 6: The Healthcare System
Chapter 7: Animal Health
Chapter 8: Laboratories
Chapter 9: Water Suppliers
Chapter 10: Food and Pharmaceutical Industries
Chapter 11: Coroners and Medical Examiners
Chapter 12: Other Organizations That Conduct Biosurveillance
PART III: DATA ANALYSIS
Chapter 13: Case Detection Algorithms
Chapter 14: Classical Time-Series Methods for Biosurveillance
Chapter 15: Combining Multiple Signals for Biosurveillance
Chapter 16: Methods for Detecting Spatial and Spatio-Temporal Clusters
Chapter 17: Natural Language Processing for Biosurveillance
Chapter 18: Bayesian Methods for Diagnosing Outbreaks
Chapter 19: Atmospheric Dispersion Modeling in Biosurveillance
Chapter 20: Methods for Algorithm Evaluation
PART IV: NEWER TYPES OF SURVEILLANCE DATA
Chapter 21: Methods for Evaluating Surveillance Data
Chapter 22: Sales of Over-the-Counter Healthcare Products
Chapter 23: Chief Complaints and ICD Codes
Chapter 24: Absenteeism
Chapter 25: Emergency Call Centers
Chapter 26: The Internet as Sentinel
Chapter 27: Physiologic and Space-Based Sensors
Chapter 28: Data NOS (Not Otherwise Specified)
PART V: DECISION MAKING
Chapter 29: Decision Analysis
Chapter 30: Probabilistic Interpretation of Surveillance Data
Chapter 31: Economic Studies in Biosurveillance
PART VI: BUILDING AND FIELD TESTING BIOSURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS
Chapter 32: Information Technology Standards in Biosurveillance
Chapter 33: Arc
