Online Flutracking survey of influenza-like illness during pandemic (H1N1) 2009, Australia

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1960-1962

  Carlson, Sandra J ^a,b   Dalton, Craig B ^a,b,c   Durrheim, David N ^a,b,c   Fejsa, John ^b  

^a HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b HUNTER NEW ENGLAND POPULATION HEALTH   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ONLINE MONITORING; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; WORKPLACE;

AUSTRALIA; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEMS; PANDEMICS;

EID: 78649547030     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1612.100935     Document Type: Article

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