Enhancement of influenza surveillance with aggregate rapid influenza test results: New Mexico, 2003-2007

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 99, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages

  Baumbach, Joan ^a,c   Mueller, Mark ^a   Smelser, Chad ^a   Albanese, Bernadette ^b   Sewell, C Mack ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b El Paso County Department of Health and Environment   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES; VIRUS ISOLATION;

HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; NEW MEXICO; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 70350069903     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2007.125450     Document Type: Article

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