Time series modeling for syndromic surveillance

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Emergency department (ED) based syndromic surveillance systems identify abnormally high visit rates that may be an early signal of a bioterrorist attack. For example, an anthrax outbreak might first be detectable as an unusual increa...

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Main Authors: Mandl Kenneth D, Reis Ben Y
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2003-01-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6947/3/2