Volume 20, Number 1—January 2014
Research
Use of Electronic Death Certificates for Influenza Death Surveillance1
Table 3
Comparison of lag times associated with reporting influenza-related deaths obtained by 2 surveillance systems, Los Angeles County, California, USA, 2009–2010*
EDRS, n = 85 | ICR, n = 49 | |
---|---|---|
Mean | 16 | 24 |
Median | 11 | 4 |
Range | 3–86 | 0–325 |
*EDRS, electronic death reporting system; ICR, individual case report.
†p>0.20.
1These data were presented in part at the 139th American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, 2011 October 29–November 2, Washington, DC.
2Current affiliation: Independent consultant, New York, New York, USA.