The Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program: Celebrating 15 years of successful paediatric surveillance

Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 203-205

  Ugnat, Anne Marie ^a   Grenier, Danielle ^b   Thibodeau, Melanie Laffin ^b   Davis, Marie Adèle ^b  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b CANADIAN PAEDIATRIC SOCIETY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; PEDIATRICS; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 80053963681     PISSN: 12057088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pch/16.4.203     Document Type: Note

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