Assessment of a syndromic surveillance system based on morbidity data: Results from the Oscour® network during a heat wave

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2010, Pages

  Josseran, Loïc ^a   Fouillet, Anne ^a   Caillère, Nadège ^a   Brun Ney, Dominique ^b   Ilef, Danièle ^a   Brucker, Gilles ^c   Medeiros, Helena ^a   Astagneau, Pascal ^d  

^a French Institute for Public Health Surveillance   (France)

^b ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^c Groupement d'Intérêt Public GIP Esther   (France)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DEHYDRATION; EMERGENCY WARD; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEAT WAVE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; HYPONATREMIA; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAISE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MORBIDITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; WEATHER; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEAT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; SEASON; STATISTICS; SYNDROME; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FRANCE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEASONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957791601     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011984     Document Type: Article

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