Two distinct surveillance methods to track hospitalized influenza patients in New York State during the 2009-2010 influenza season

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-19

  Noyes, Kimberly A ^a   Hoefer, Dina ^a   Barr, Christine ^a   Belflower, Ruth ^b   Malloy, Kevin ^a   Cherry, Bryan ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

hospital; influenza; New York State; severity; surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; NEW YORK; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 78650812924     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3181fb0050     Document Type: Article

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