Using online reviews by restaurant patrons to identify unreported cases of foodborne Illness — New York City, 2012-2013

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn , Issue 20, 2014, Pages 441-445

  Harrison, Cassandra ^a,b   Jorder, Mohip ^c   Stern, Henri ^c   Stavinsky, Faina ^a   Reddy, Vasudha ^a   Hanson, Heather ^a   Waechter, HaeNa ^a   Lowe, Luther ^d   Gravano, Luis ^c   Balter, Sharon ^a  

^a NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^b CDC/CSTE Applied Epidemiology Fellow   (United States)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^d YELP INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; EPIDEMIC; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD POISONING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FOOD HANDLING; FOODBORNE DISEASES; HUMANS; INTERNET; NEW YORK CITY; PILOT PROJECTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESTAURANTS;

EID: 84901248395     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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