Do CuSums have a role in routine communicable disease surveillance?

Public Health

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 255-258

  O'Brien, S J ^a   Christie, P ^a  

^a RUCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Communicable disease control; Communicable diseases and infection; Cumulative Sums (CuSums); Quality; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; INFECTION CONTROL; MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0030842918     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0033-3506(97)00044-9     Document Type: Article

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