MoSAIC: Mobile surveillance for acute respiratory infections and influenza-like illness in the community

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 180, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1196-1201

  Stockwell, Melissa S ^a   Reed, Carrie ^a   Vargas, Celibell Y ^a   Camargo, Stewin ^a   Garretson, Aaron F ^a   Alba, Luis R ^a   LaRussa, Philip ^a   Finelli, Lyn ^a   Larson, Elaine L ^a   Saiman, Lisa ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infection; Influenza; Influenza like illness; Respiratory viruses; Surveillance; Text messaging

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INFLUENZA; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOSE SMEAR; PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SYMPTOM; TEXT MESSAGING; UNITED STATES; ACUTE DISEASE; DEMOGRAPHY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; TEXT MESSAGING; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84922358851     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwu303     Document Type: Article

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