Real-time Prescription Surveillance and its Application to Monitoring Seasonal Influenza Activity in Japan

Tamie Sugawara, Yasushi Ohkusa, Yoko Ibuka, Hirokazu Kawanohara, Kiyosu Taniguchi, Nobuhiko Okabe

Journal of Medical Internet Research · 2012 · 41 citations · 19 references

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Abstract

Our prescription surveillance system presents great potential for monitoring influenza activity and for providing early detection of infectious disease outbreaks.

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