Can calls to NHS Direct be used for syndromic surveillance?

Hollyoak, Vivien, Harcourt, Sally, Joseph, C. A. and Smith, Gill (2001) Can calls to NHS Direct be used for syndromic surveillance? Communicable Disease and Public Health, 4 (3). pp. 178-182. ISSN 1462-1843

Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)
Official URL: http://www.hpa.org.uk/cdph/issues/CDPHVol4/no3/CDP...

Abstract

This work was the start of an extremely successful and continuing collaboration between the Health Protection Agency and NHS Direct in establishing real time syndromic surveillance to identify emerging incidents and outbreaks of infection. This and related papers have been presented and cited nationally and internationally

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: influenza, public health surveillance, telephone helpline
Subjects: B900 Others in Subjects allied to Medicine
Department: Faculties > Health and Life Sciences > Nursing, Midwifery and Health
Depositing User: EPrint Services
Date Deposited: 12 May 2008 13:14
Last Modified: 31 Jul 2021 08:40
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/746

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item

Downloads

Downloads per month over past year

View more statistics