What are the most appropriate methods of surveillance for monitoring an emerging respiratory infection such as SARS?

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 288-292

  Greaves, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Respiratory infection; SARS; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH SURVEY; INFLUENZA; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; TUBERCULOSIS;

CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; CONTACT TRACING; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME;

EID: 4744369973     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdh155     Document Type: Article

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