Enhancing public health surveillance for influenza virus by incorporating newly available rapid diagnostic tests

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 23-28

  Effler, Paul V ^a,b   Ieong, Man Cheng ^a   Tom, Tammy ^a   Nakata, Michele ^a  

^a HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b Department of Health ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036151373     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0801.010067     Document Type: Article

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