{"product_id":"infectious-disease-informatics-hsinchun-chen-9781461425397","title":"Infectious Disease Informatics: Syndromic Surveillance for Public Health and Bio-Defense","description":"\u003cp\u003eComputer-based infectious disease surveillance systems are capable of real-time or near real-time detection of serious illnesses and potential bioterrorism agent exposures and represent a major step forward in disease surveillance. Infectious Disease Informatics: Syndromic Surveillance for Public Health and Bio-Defense is an in-depth monograph that analyzes and evaluates the outbreak modeling and detection capabilities of existing surveillance systems under a unified framework, and presents the first book-length coverage of the subject from an informatics-driven perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndividual chapters consider the state of the art, including the facilitation of data collection, sharing and transmission; a focus on various outbreak detection methods; data visualization and information dissemination issues; and system assessment and other policy issues. Eight chapters then report on several real-world case studies, summarizing and comparing eight syndromic surveillance systems, including those that have been adopted by many public health agencies (e.g., RODS and BioSense). The book concludes with a discussion of critical issues and challenges, with a look to future directions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book is an excellent source of current information for researchers in public health and IT. Government public health officials and private-sector practitioners in both public health and IT will find the most up-to-date information available, and students from a variety of disciplines, including public health, biostatistics, information systems, computer science, and public administration and policy will get a comprehensive look at the concepts, techniques, and practices of syndromic surveillance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hsinchun Chen, Daniel Zeng, Ping Yan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1461425395\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781461425397\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/25\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 210\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.50d","brand":"Hsinchun Chen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45898220962047,"sku":"9781461425397","price":199.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fd10f2bd-7895-4bf6-889e-929a7934bcf2.jpg?v=1721375792","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/infectious-disease-informatics-hsinchun-chen-9781461425397","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}