Surveillance of respiratory pathogens and influenza-like illnesses in general practices - The Netherlands, winter 1997-98

M.L.A. Heijnen, J W Dorigo-Zetsma, A.I.M. Bartelds, Berry Wilbrink, M Sprenger

Eurosurveillance · 1999 · 23 citations · 0 references

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The Netherlands Institute of Primary Health Care (NIVEL) has coordinated the activities of a sentinel surveillance network of 43 general practices since 1970. These practices care for 1% of the Dutch population, a sample representative of the national pop