Comparison: Flu prescription sales data from a retail pharmacy in the US with Google Flu trends and US ILINet (CDC) data as flu activity indicator.
The potential threat of bioterrorism along with the emergence of new or existing drug resistant strains of influenza virus, added to expanded global travel, have increased vulnerability to epidemics or pandemics and their aftermath. The same factors have also precipitated urgency for having better,...
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Main Authors: | Avinash Patwardhan, Robert Bilkovski |
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Language: | EN |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012
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Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/399f1ed1e18948e6a64660e41fecde01 |
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