A 5-year comparison of performance of sentinel and mandatory notification surveillance systems for measles in Switzerland

European Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 55-65

  Richard, Jean Luc ^a   Vidondo, Beatriz ^a,b   Mäusezahl, Mirjam ^a  

^a FEDERAL OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Mandatory notification; Measles; Sensitivity; Sentinel surveillance; Specificity; Timeliness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEASLES; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MONITORING; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; SWITZERLAND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LABORATORIES; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MEASLES; MEASLES VACCINE; PHYSICIANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 38349097871     PISSN: 03932990     EISSN: 15737284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10654-007-9187-1     Document Type: Article

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