Developing a new syndromic surveillance system for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2152-2156

  Harcourt, S E ^a   Fletcher, J ^a   Loveridge, P ^a   Bains, A ^a   Morbey, R ^a   Yeates, A ^b   McCloskey, B ^a   Smyth, B ^c   Ibbotson, S ^a   Smith, G E ^a   Elliot, A J ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Advanced Health and Care   (United Kingdom)

^c Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Olympic Games; out of hours medical care; primary healthcare; public health; syndromic surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; MONITORING; PROPHYLAXIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SIMULATION; SPORT; SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HUMANS; LONDON; OFFICE VISITS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; SPORTS;

EID: 84869414688     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812001781     Document Type: Article

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