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Evaluation of the Completeness of Reporting of Invasive Meningococcal Disease

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  1. Direction de la Santé publique, Régie régionale de la santé et des services sociaux de Montréal-Centre, 1301, rue Sherbrooke Est, Montréal, Quebec, H2L 1M3, Canada

    Paul Rivest MD, MSc & Lucie Bédard MScN, MPH

  2. Département de médecine sociale et préventive, Université de Montréal, Canada

    Béatrice Sagot MD

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Ms Sagot worked on this study to fulfill part of the requirements for her Master of Science (community health) degree.

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Rivest, P., Sagot, B. & Bédard, L. Evaluation of the Completeness of Reporting of Invasive Meningococcal Disease. Can J Public Health 90, 250–252 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03404126

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