Assessment of surveillance for meningococcal disease in New York State, 1991

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 78-82

  Ackman, David M ^a,b   Birkhead, Guthrie ^c   Flynn, Michael ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

diagnosis related groups; health services research; hospital records; medical records; meningococcal infections; population surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH STATISTICS; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL RECORD; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; PROPHYLAXIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030009037     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008857     Document Type: Article

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