Title: Web 2.0 and Internet social networking : a new tool for disaster management? : lessons from Taiwan

Authors: Huang, Cheng-Min and Chan, Edward and Hyder, Adnan A.

Place: [London]

Publisher: BioMed central

Year: 2010

Journal: BMC Medical informatics and decision making

Volume: vol. 10, no. 57

PAGE: --

Subject: mHealth in Low-Resource Settings

Keywords: information technology, communication technology, internet, emergency medical services, information exchange, taiwan

Abstract: The paper explores the use of internet social networking in emergency response to and public health management of disasters. It suggests the integration of internet social networking and mobile technology into a central disaster management system to provide efficient communication mechanisms.

URL: http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1472-6947-10-57.pdf

Document type: E-article