Standards for Disease Control--Part 1

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Standards for Disease Control--Part 1

EDI World (12/96) Vol. 6, No. 12, P. 14
Engel, Wilson F. III

Abstract: EDI, or electronic data standards that are used for disease control, are essential in the battle against the worldwide spread of infectious diseases, according to Wilson F. Engel, III. The commercial development of EDI has recently gained momentum and has sparked conferences on electronic resources for disease control. Electronic standards for disease control will likely emerge within the next three to five years, and will combine the many different existing sets of public and private data. An appropriate place for this integration of information to begin would be the databases at the federal agencies that deal with disease information, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health.

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