Population estimates of persons presenting to general practitioners with influenza-like illness, 1987-96: A study of the demography of influenza-like illness in sentinel practice networks in England and Wales, and in The Netherlands

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 245-253

  Fleming, D M ^a   Zambon, M ^b   Bartelds, A I M ^c  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHITIS; CHILD; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; OTITIS MEDIA; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; UNITED KINGDOM; VIRUS STRAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENGLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEASONS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; WALES;

EID: 0034005939     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268899003660     Document Type: Article

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