Public health for the people: Participatory infectious disease surveillance in the digital age

Emerging Themes in Epidemiology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Wójcik, Oktawia P ^a   Brownstein, John S ^a   Chunara, Rumi ^a   Johansson, Michael A ^b  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Dengue; Disease surveillance; Influenza like illness; Participatory surveillance; Participatory surveillance system; Public health

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 84902748526     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17427622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-7622-11-7     Document Type: Review

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