School absence data for influenza surveillance: A pilot study in the United Kingdom

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Schmidt, W P ^a   Pebody, R ^b   Mangtani, P ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA; ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICS; STUDENT;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; PILOT PROJECTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS;

EID: 77952416048     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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