A new surveillance system for undiagnosed serious infectious illness for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 17, Issue 31, 2012, Pages

  Heinsbroek, E ^a,b   Said, B ^a   Kirkbride, H ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR DISEASE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ECDC   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; GAME; HEART DISEASE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JAUNDICE; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEPSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84866438749     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2807/ese.17.31.20237-en     Document Type: Article

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