A study of reasons for an increase in acute respiratory tract infections reported by influenza sentinel practices in Germany

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 52, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Uphoff, Helmut ^a  

^a Arbeitsgemeinschaft Influenza AGI   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; DATA ANALYSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATISTICS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MORBIDITY; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TELEPHONE;

ACUTE DISEASE; BRONCHITIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; FEVER; GERMANY; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; PHARYNGITIS; PNEUMONIA; QUALITY CONTROL; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 0031784743     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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