Comparison of survey methods in norovirus outbreak investigation, Oregon, USA, 2009

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1773-1776

  Oh, John Y ^a,b   Bancroft, June E ^b   Cunningham, Margaret C ^b   Keene, William E ^b   Lyss, Sheryl B ^a   Cieslak, Paul R ^b   Hedberg, Katrina ^b  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERNET; LOOSE FECES; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NOROVIRUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TELEHEALTH; UNITED STATES; VIRUS INFECTION; VOMITING;

CALICIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOROVIRUS; OREGON; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; TELEPHONE;

EID: 77958570416     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1611.100561     Document Type: Article

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