Reliability of case definitions for public health surveillance assessed by Round-Robin test methodology

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Case definitions have been recognized to be important elements of public health surveillance systems. They are to assure comparability and consistency of surveillance data and have crucial impact on the sensitivity and the positive p...

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Main Authors: Claus Hermann, Altmann Doris, Brodhun Bonita, Krause Gérard, Benzler Justus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-05-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/6/129