Evaluation of a syndromic surveillance for the early detection of outbreaks among military personnel in a tropical country

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 375-383

  Jefferson, Henry ^a   Dupuy, Bruce ^b   Chaudet, Hervé ^c,f   Texier, Gaetan ^d   Green, Andrew ^e   Barnish, Guy ^a   Boutin, Jean Paul ^d   Meynard, Jean Baptiste ^b  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LA GUYANE   (French Guiana)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d SERVICE DE SANTÉ DES ARMÉES   (France)

^e Defence Medical Services Department   (United Kingdom)

^f Department of Public Health ^*

Author keywords

Early warning; Evaluation; Real time surveillance; Syndromic surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRENCH GUIANA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MILITARY MEDICINE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; SYNDROME; TIME; TROPICAL MEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; FRENCH GUIANA; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS; TROPICAL MEDICINE;

EID: 44049092866     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdn026     Document Type: Article

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