Impacts of national surveillance for uncommon conditions in childhood

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 724-731

  Zurynski, Yvonne A ^a,b   Peadon, Elizabeth ^a,b   Bower, Carol ^c   Elliott, Elizabeth J ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^b University of Sydney   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Child; Public health; Rare disease; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

CHICKENPOX VACCINE; MEASLES MUMPS RUBELLA VACCINE; ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHICKENPOX; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; CONVERSION DISORDER; DEMENTIA; EATING DISORDER; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; FLACCID PARALYSIS; GENETIC DISORDER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NEAR DROWNING; PERTUSSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETT SYNDROME; REVIEW; SEATBELT INJURY; VITAMIN K DEFICIENCY;

ACCIDENTS; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MENTAL DISORDERS; PEDIATRICS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; RARE DISEASES;

EID: 35148828230     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2007.01216.x     Document Type: Review

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