Introduction to Statistical Methods for Biosurveillance: With an Emphasis on Syndromic Surveillance

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Release: 2013-03-31
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN/ASIN: 0521191343
Format: hardcover, kindle, PDF, EPUB

Introduction to Statistical Methods for Biosurveillance pdf
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Bioterrorism is not a new threat, but in an increasingly interconnected world, the potential for catastrophic outcomes is greater today than ever. The medical and public health communities are establishing biosurveillance systems designed to proactively monitor populations for possible disease outbreaks as a first line of defense. The ideal biosurveillance system should identify trends not visible to individual physicians and clinicians in near-real time. Many of these systems use statistical algorithms to look for anomalies and to trigger epidemiologic investigation, quantification, localization, and outbreak management. This book discusses the design and evaluation of statistical methods for effective biosurveillance for readers with minimal statistical training. Weaving public health and statistics together, it presents basic and more advanced methods, with a focus on empirically demonstrating added value. Although the emphasis is on epidemiologic and syndromic surveillance, the Download Introduction to Statistical Methods for Biosurveillance for free via rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared, dropBox, uploading, fileserve

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