Use of outcomes to evaluate surveillance systems for bioterrorist attacks

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Syndromic surveillance systems can potentially be used to detect a bioterrorist attack earlier than traditional surveillance, by virtue of their near real-time analysis of relevant data. Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve a...

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Main Authors: Abrams Allyson M, Kleinman Ken P, McBrien Kerry A, Prosser Lisa A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6947/10/25