Monitoring the impact of influenza by age: emergency department fever and respiratory complaint surveillance in New York City.

Monitoring the impact of influenza by age: emergency department fever and respiratory complaint surveillance in New York City.

The importance of understanding age when estimating the impact of influenza on hospitalizations and deaths has been well described, yet existing surveillance systems have not made adequate use of age-specific data. Monitoring influenza-related morbidity using electronic health data may provide timel...

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Main Authors: Donald R Olson, Richard T Heffernan, Marc Paladini, Kevin Konty, Don Weiss, Farzad Mostashari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2007-08-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC1939858?pdf=render

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