Evaluation of school absenteeism data for early outbreak detection, New York City

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>School absenteeism data may have utility as an early indicator of disease outbreaks, however their value should be critically examined. This paper describes an evaluation of the utility of school absenteeism data for early outbreak d...

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Main Authors: Mostashari Farzad, Heffernan Richard, Besculides Melanie, Weiss Don
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2458/5/105