Detection of epidemics in their early stage through infectious disease surveillance

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 905-910

  Hashimoto, Shuji ^a   Murakami, Yoshitaka ^b   Taniguchi, Kiyosu ^c   Nagaid, Masaki ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b OITA UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^d SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Epidemic; Infectious disease; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

DETECTION METHOD; EPIDEMIC; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXSACKIE VIRUS INFECTION; EPIDEMIC; HAND FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFLUENZA; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA;

JAPAN;

EID: 0033756781     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/29.5.905     Document Type: Article

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