Early detection of influenza outbreaks using the DC Department of Health's syndromic surveillance system.

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Published in BMC Public Health on December 22, 2009

Authors

Beth Ann Griffin1, Arvind K Jain, John Davies-Cole, Chevelle Glymph, Garret Lum, Samuel C Washington, Michael A Stoto

Author Affiliations

1: Georgetown University Department of Health Systems Administration, Washington, DC 20007, USA. bethg@rand.org

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