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Do Women Really Complain More than Men? Looking at Gastrointestinal Chief Complaints in Boston
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The purpose of syndromic surveillance is the early identification of disease outbreaks. Classification of chief complaints into syndromes and the type of statistics used for aberration detection can affect outbreak detection sensitivity and… read more… pain because women more commonly report neck, jaw, and back pain. Objective We evaluated the sensitivity and … pain because women more commonly report neck, jaw, and back pain. [1] METHODS We randomly selected 50,000 visits … pain because women more commonly report neck, jaw, and back pain. Objective We evaluated the sensitivity and … -
Syndromic Surveillance in Boston: Validating the Detection of Small Events and Integrating Response from a Local Health Department
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The interpretation of aberrations detected by syndromic surveillance is critical for success, but poses challenges for local health departments who must conduct appropriate follow-up and confirm outbreaks. This paper describes the response of the… read more… complaint and demographic data are received for each visit; chief complaints are then grouped into eight syndrome … surveillance by contacting the EDs and obtaining ED visit charts. Patient or parent interviews were conducted …