Contribution of respiratory pathogens to influenza-like illness consultations

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 141, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2196-2204

  Bollaerts, K ^a   Antoine, J ^a   Van Casteren, V ^a   Ducoffre, G ^a   Hens, N ^b,c   Quoilin, S ^a  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Belgium)

^b HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Infectious disease epidemiology; influenza; statistics; surveillance system

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CONSULTATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; NONHUMAN; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; VIRUS LOAD;

BELGIUM; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SURVEILLANCE; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUSES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; RESPIROVIRUS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 84883314057     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268812002506     Document Type: Article

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