Syndromic surveillance for influenzalike illness

Biosecurity and Bioterrorism

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 161-170

  Lemay, Richard ^a   Mawudeku, Abla ^a   Shi, Yuanli ^b   Ruben, Martha ^a   Achonu, Camille ^c  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^c TORONTO PUBLIC HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; STATISTICS; SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SYNDROME;

ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE;

EID: 45749088526     PISSN: 15387135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/bsp.2007.0056     Document Type: Article

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