Heterogeneity in regional notification patterns and its impact on aggregate national case notification data: the example of measles in Italy
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A monthly time series of measles case notifications exists for Italy from 1949 onwards, although its usefulness is seriously undermined by extensive under-reporting which varies strikingly between regions, giving rise to the possibil...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2003-07-01
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| Series: | BMC Public Health |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/3/23 |