Computerized general practice based networks yield comparable performance with sentinel data in monitoring epidemiological time-course of influenza-like illness and acute respiratory illness.
Truyers
Carla
C
Department of General Practice, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. carla.truyers@med.kuleuven.be
Lesaffre
Emmanuel
E
Bartholomeeusen
Stefaan
S
Aertgeerts
Bert
B
Snacken
René
R
Brochier
Bernard
B
Yane
Fernande
F
Buntinx
Frank
F
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