Evaluation of sentinel surveillance system for monitoring hand, foot and mouth disease in Hong Kong

Public Health

Volumn 125, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 777-783

  Edmond, M ^a   Wong, C ^a   Chuang, S K ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (China)

Author keywords

Communicable diseases; Epidemiology; Evaluation; Hand foot mouth disease; Surveillance system

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE INCIDENCE; DISEASE TREATMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; GUIDELINE; HEALTH MONITORING; PUBLIC HEALTH; TREND ANALYSIS;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDEMIC; HAND FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATA COLLECTION; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HAND, FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 81255199269     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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