Outpatient physician billing data for age and setting specific syndromic surveillance of influenza-like illnesses

Journal of Biomedical Informatics

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 221-228

  Chan, Emily H ^a   Tamblyn, Robyn ^a   Charland, Katia M L ^a,b   Buckeridge, David L ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Age factors; Ambulatory care; Epidemiology; Immunization programs; Influenza, Human; Medical Records Systems, Computerized; Population surveillance; Seasons; Syndrome

Indexed keywords

AGE FACTORS; AMBULATORY CARE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS , COMPUTERIZED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEASONS; SYNDROME;

DISEASES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITALS; IMMUNIZATION; MONITORING;

REAL TIME SYSTEMS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CANADA; CHILD; CONSULTATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONITORING; OUTPATIENT CARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TREND STUDY;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLANS; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; OUTPATIENTS; PHYSICIANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUEBEC;

EID: 79952742261     PISSN: 15320464     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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