Using encounters versus episodes in syndromic surveillance

Journal of Public Health

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 566-572

  Jung, I ^a   Kulldorff, M ^b   Kleinman, K P ^b   Yih, W K ^b   Platt, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastrointestinal; Lower respiratory; Neurologic; Space time surveillance

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; SYNDROME; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HUMANS; MASSACHUSETTS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OFFICE VISITS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SYNDROME;

EID: 77649264849     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdp040     Document Type: Article

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