Adjusting outbreak detection algorithms for surveillance during epidemic and non-epidemic periods

Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association

Volumn 19, Issue E1, 2012, Pages

  Li, Zhongjie ^a   Lai, Shengjie ^a   Buckeridge, David L ^b   Zhang, Honglong ^a   Lan, Yajia ^c   Yang, Weizhong ^a  

^a CHINESE CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM MONITORING; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; HAND FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ALGORITHMS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HUMANS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84863542793     PISSN: 10675027     EISSN: 1527974X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/amiajnl-2011-000126     Document Type: Article

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