Rate-difference method proved satisfactory in estimating the influenza burden in primary care visits

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 803-812

  Jansen, Angelique G S C ^a,b   Sanders, Elisabeth A M ^b   Wallinga, Jacco ^c   Groen, Eelke J ^a   van Loon, Anton M ^a   Hoes, Arno W ^a   Hak, Eelko ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

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

Author keywords

Burden of illness; Epidemiology; Human; Influenza; Linear models; Primary health care; Respiratory syncytial viruses; Respiratory tract infections

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATE DIFFERENCE METHOD; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS INFECTIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 45849135291     PISSN: 08954356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2007.08.017     Document Type: Article

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