TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - The public health value of emergency department syndromic surveillance following a natural disaster
JO  - Communicable diseases intelligence
A1  - Hope, Kirsty
A1  - Merritt, Tony
A1  - Eastwood, Keith
A1  - Main, Kelly
A1  - Durrheim, David
A1  - Muscatello, David
A1  - Todd, K.
A1  - Zheng, Wei
SP  - 92
EP  - 94
VL  - 32
IS  - 1
N2  - During a recent natural disaster public health staff required timely and comprehensive surveillance of priority health conditions, including injury, mental health disorders and selected infectious diseases, to inform response and recovery activities. Although traditional surveillance is of value in such settings it is constrained by a focus on notifiable conditions and delays in reporting. The application of an electronic emergency department syndromic surveillance system proved valuable and timely in informing public health activities following a natural disaster in New South Wales.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0725-3141
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -