Influenza surveillance in children: first experiences with the Belgian Paediatric Surveillance system 'PediSurv'
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Influenza surveillance in children: first experiences with the Belgian Paediatric Surveillance system 'PediSurv'
1 Scientific Institute of Public Health, Directorate Public Health and Surveillance, Brussels, Belgium 2 KU Leuven, UZ Gasthuisberg, Department of Medical Diagnostic Sciences, Laboratory of Medical Microbiology, Leuven, Belgium 3 Scientific Institute of Public Health, Directorate Communicable and Infectious Diseases, Brussels, Belgium [email protected] Influenza surveillance in children:...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Public Health
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2049-3258
DOI: 10.1186/0778-7367-68-3-94