Is passive surveillance always insensitive? An evaluation of shigellosis surveillance in Oklahoma.

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Published in Am J Epidemiol on October 01, 1988

Authors

J R Harkess1, B A Gildon, P W Archer, G R Istre

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Field Services, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA.

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