Survey on influenza laboratory diagnostic and surveillance methods in Europe

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 217-222

  Hannoun, Claude ^a   Tumova, Bela ^b  

^a National Institute of Public Health ^*  (France)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; Europe; Influenza; Methods; Respiratory viruses; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EUROPE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMAGGLUTINATION INHIBITION TEST; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFLUENZA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EUROPE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0034039257     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007694403246     Document Type: Article

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