Hepatitis A surveillance in England - How many cases are not reported and does it really matter?

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1299-1302

  Matin, N ^a   Grant, A ^b   Granerod, J ^a   Crowcroft, N ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b HPA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH; UNITED KINGDOM;

DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENGLAND; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEPATITIS A; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS;

EID: 33750372478     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268806006194     Document Type: Article

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