Completeness and timeliness of reporting of meningococcal disease - Maine, 2001-2006

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 169-172

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ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENINGOCOCCOSIS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED STATES;

DATA COLLECTION; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MAINE; MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; NEISSERIA MENINGITIDIS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 61449131529     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
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