Syndromic surveillance - a public health legacy of the london 2012 olympic and paralympic games

Public Health

Volumn 127, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 777-781

  Elliot, A J ^a   Morbey, R A ^a   Hughes, H E ^a   Harcourt, S E ^a   Smith, S ^a   Loveridge, P ^a   Edeghere, O ^a   Ibbotson, S ^a   McCloskey, B ^a   Catchpole, M ^a   Smith, G E ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OLYMPIC GAMES; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ARTICLE; GAME; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SYNDROMIC SURVEILLANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANNIVERSARIES AND SPECIAL EVENTS; HUMANS; LONDON; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; SPORTS;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84883222725     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: 14765616     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2013.05.007     Document Type: Article

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