Estimating the prevalence of infectious diseases from under-reported age-dependent compulsorily notification databases
Abstract Background National or local laws, norms or regulations (sometimes and in some countries) require medical providers to report notifiable diseases to public health authorities. Reporting, however, is almost always incomplete. This is due to a variety of reasons, ranging from not recognizing...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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Series: | Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12976-017-0069-2 |