Simulation for assessing statistical methods of biologic terrorism surveillance.

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Published in MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep on August 26, 2005

Authors

Ken P Kleinman1, A Abrams, K Mandl, R Platt

Author Affiliations

1: Harvard Medical School, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, and CDC Eastern Massachusetts Prevention Epicenter and HMO Research Network Center for Education and Research in Therapeutics, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. ken_kleinman@harvardpilgrim.org

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