Establishing an emergency department syndromic surveillance system to support the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 954-960

  Elliot, Alex J ^a   Hughes, Helen E ^a   Hughes, Thomas C ^b,c   Locker, Thomas E ^c,d   Shannon, Tony ^e   Heyworth, John ^c   Wapling, Andy ^f   Catchpole, Mike ^g   Ibbotson, Sue ^a   McCloskey, Brian ^g   Smith, Gillian E ^a  

^a Real time Syndromic Surveillance Team   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c 7 9 Bream's Buildings   (United Kingdom)

^d BARNSLEY HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^g PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GASTROENTERITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LONDON; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; SPORTS;

EID: 84869450365     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: 14720213     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2011-200684     Document Type: Article

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