The Nicaraguan Pediatric Dengue Cohort Study: Study Design, Methods, Use of Information Technology, and Extension to Other Infectious Diseases

Kuan, Guillermina; Gordon, Aubree; Avilés, William; Ortega, Omar; N. Hammond, Samantha; Elizondo, David; Nunez, A.; Coloma, Joséfina; Balmaseda, Ángel; Harris, E.C.

doi:10.1093/aje/kwp092

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The Nicaraguan Pediatric Dengue Cohort Study: Study Design, Methods, Use of Information Technology, and Extension to Other Infectious Diseases

Published in American Journal of Epidemiology • May 12, 2009

Authors:

Guillermina Kuan

Aubree Gordon

William Avilés

Abstract

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease that is a major public health problem worldwide. In 2004, the Pediatric Dengue Cohort Study was established in Managua, Nicaragua, to study the natural history and transmission of dengue in children. Here, the authors describe the study design, methods, and r...

Subject

Dengue fever

Medicine

Cohort

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