Health Informatics: The Foundations of Public Health
1. Introduction
2. The Organization of This Special Issue
2.1. Exploring Health Informatics with COVID-19 Data
2.2. Using Machine Learning for Public Health Insights
2.3. Application of Health Informatics in Public Health Management
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Chicago/Turabian StyleLee, Tian-Shyug, and Chi-Jie Lu. 2023. "Health Informatics: The Foundations of Public Health" Healthcare 11, no. 6: 798. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11060798
APA StyleLee, T.-S., & Lu, C.-J. (2023). Health Informatics: The Foundations of Public Health. Healthcare, 11(6), 798. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11060798