Measuring underreporting and under-ascertainment in infectious disease datasets: A comparison of methods
Background Efficient and reliable surveillance and notification systems are vital for monitoring public health and disease outbreaks. However, most surveillance and notification systems are affected by a degree of underestimation (UE) and therefore uncertainty surrounds the 'true' incidenc...
Published in: | BMC Public Health |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Springer
2014
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Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/35035 https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-14-147 |