Differences between notifiable and administrative health information in the spatial-temporal surveillance of enteric infections

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 417-424

  Yiannakoulias, N ^a   Svenson, L W ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Alberta Health and Wellness ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Communicable diseases; Data sources; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ALBERTA , CANADA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DATA REPORTING SYSTEMS; DATA SOURCES; DISSIMILARITY INDICES; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157:H7; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTIONS; HEALTH DATUM; HEALTH INFORMATIONS; RELATIVE LOCATIONS; SELECTION BIAS; SPATIAL TEMPORALS; STUDY AREAS; SURVEILLANCE; TEMPORAL INFORMATIONS; TEMPORAL PATTERNS; TWO SOURCES; WINTER SEASONS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

HEALTH;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUMMER;

ALBERTA; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; ESCHERICHIA COLI O157; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 64749106349     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2008.12.006     Document Type: Article

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