Utility of Outpatient Syndromic Data for Monitoring Influenza-like Illness
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Utility of Outpatient Syndromic Data for Monitoring Influenza-like Illness
Introduction The North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH) collects outpatient ILI data through North Dakota Influenza-like Illness Network (ND ILINet), providing situational awareness regarding the percent of visits for ILI at sentinel sites across the state. Because of increased clinic staff time devoted to electronic health initiatives and an expanding population, we have found sentinel site...
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عنوان ژورنال: Online Journal of Public Health Informatics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1947-2579
DOI: 10.5210/ojphi.v9i1.7629