Internet queries and methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus surveillance

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1068-1070

  Dukic, Vanja M ^a   David, Michael Z ^b   Lauderdale, Diane S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; SYMPTOM;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERNET; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 79957634893     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1706.101451     Document Type: Article

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