Paediatric active enhanced disease surveillance: A new surveillance system for Australia

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 588-594

  Zurynski, Yvonne ^a,d   McIntyre, Peter ^b,c,d   Booy, Robert ^b,c,d   Elliott, Elizabeth J ^a,c,d  

^a Sydney Children's Hospitals Network (Westmead)   (Australia)

^b NATIONAL CENTRE FOR IMMUNISATION RESEARCH AND SURVEILLANCE   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

child; immunisation; infectious disease; surveillance system

Indexed keywords

ROTAVIRUS VACCINE;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FLACCID PARALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INTUSSUSCEPTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE; PANDEMIC INFLUENZA; PEDIATRIC ACTIVE ENHANCED DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHILD; IMMUNISATION; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM;

AUSTRALIA; CHICKENPOX; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTUSSUSCEPTION; PARAPLEGIA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; SEIZURES;

EID: 84880215689     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpc.12282     Document Type: Article

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