Epidemiology of seasonal influenza: Use of surveillance data and statistical models to estimate the burden of disease

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 194, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages

  Thompson, William W ^a,c   Comanor, Lorraine ^b   Shay, David K ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ^*

^c NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL; SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N2 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750379302     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/507558     Document Type: Review

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