Open AccessAssessing the Impact of a Pertussis Active Surveillance Program on Provider Testing Behavior, Minnesota 2005–2009
Author(s) -
Cynthia Kenyon,
Emily Banerjee,
Kristin Sweet,
Claudia Miller,
Kristen Ehresmann
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2013.301815
Subject(s) - medicine , epidemiology , family medicine , public health , emergency department , pediatrics , environmental health , nursing
The Minnesota Department of Health, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, implemented the Pertussis Active Surveillance Project to better understand pertussis epidemiology. We evaluated the program's impact.