Surveillance for rare disorders by the BPSU

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 269-271

  Verity, Christopher ^a   Preece, M ^b  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD DISEASE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFECTION; MASS SCREENING; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; VACCINATION;

CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; PEDIATRICS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 0036788097     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.87.4.269     Document Type: Short Survey

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