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Strategies to improve global influenza surveillance: A decision tool for policymakers

Melinda Moore1*, Edward Chan2, Nicole Lurie1, Agnes G Schaefer3, Danielle M Varda2 and John A Zambrano1

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1 Health Unit, RAND Corporation, Arlington, Virginia, USA

2 Health Unit, RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, California, USA

3 Health Unit, RAND Corporation, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

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BMC Public Health 2008, 8:186 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-186

Published: 28 May 2008

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Excel file with four worksheets: (1) "Inputs" – allows user to vary input values for all variable parameters in the decision tool for both baseline and follow-up time periods, (2) "Outputs" – displays a composite summary table of output calculations, followed by a summary for each detection path that contains both input values and the calculated output values, (3) "Graphs" – provides graphic display of output values for each path, comparing baseline to follow up, (4) "Notes" – provides additional notes for users.

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