title: Computerized general practice based networks yield comparable performance with sentinel data in monitoring epidemiological time-course of influenza-like illness and acute respiratory illness.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Practice, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. carla.truyers@med.kuleuven.be
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Truyers
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lesaffre
authors.forename: Stefaan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bartholomeeusen
authors.forename: Bert
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Aertgeerts
authors.forename: René
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Snacken
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Brochier
authors.forename: Fernande
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yane
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Buntinx
mesh_terms: D001530:Belgium / Q000453:epidemiology; D003195:Computer Communication Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D034742:Electronic Mail; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005194:Family Practice / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D040442:Public Health Informatics / Q000379:methods*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012621:Seasons; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology