Detecting Public Health Impacts Associated with Air Pollution Events in the UK Using Syndromic Surveillance
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1School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; 2Centre for Radiation Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Birmingham, United Kingdom; 3Centre for Radiation Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Cardiff, United Kingdom; 4Real-Time Syndromic Surveillance Team, Public Health England, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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