Innovative uses for syndromic surveillance

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 669-671

  O'Connell, Erin K ^a   Zhang, Guoyan ^a   Leguen, Fermin ^a   Llau, Anthoni ^a   Rico, Edhelene ^a  

^a Miami Dade County   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CHICKENPOX; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EPIDEMIC; FOOD POISONING; HEPATITIS; INFECTION CONTROL; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALARIA; MANDATORY REPORTING; MENINGITIS; MENINGOCOCCEMIA; MUMPS; PERTUSSIS; RABIES; SALMONELLOSIS; UNITED STATES;

DISEASE NOTIFICATION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SYNDROME;

EID: 77950660254     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1604.090688     Document Type: Article

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