Active influenza surveillance at the local level: A model for local health agencies

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 213-215

  Ghosh, Tista S ^a   Vogt, Richard L ^a  

^a Tri County Health Department Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFLUENZA; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL STAFF; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; VIRUS STRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; EVALUATION; GOVERNMENT; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TIME; UNITED STATES;

COLORADO; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA B VIRUS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 39649117570     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.106138     Document Type: Article

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