Validation of syndromic surveillance for respiratory pathogen activity

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 917-925

  Van Den Wijngaard, Cees ^a   Van Asten, Liselotte ^a   Van Pelt, Wilfrid ^a   Nagelkerke, Nico J D ^b   Verheij, Robert ^c   De Neeling, Albert J ^a   Dekkers, Arnold ^a   Van Der Sande, Marianne A B ^a   Van Vliet, Hans ^a   Koopmans, Marion P G ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; DEATH; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS; LABORATORY; PATHOGENESIS; PHARMACY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 45249091487     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1406.071467     Document Type: Article

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