Capture-recapture estimation of underreporting of legionellosis cases to the National Legionellosis Register: Italy 2002

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 135, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1030-1036

  Rota, Maria Cristina ^a   Cawthorne, A ^a   Bella, A ^a   Caporali, M G ^a   Filia, A ^a   D'Ancona, F ^a  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; ITALY; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; REGISTER; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION;

EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; ITALY; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 34748831016     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268806007667     Document Type: Article

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