Are School Absences Correlated with Influenza Surveillance Data in England? Results from Decipher My Data—A Research Project Conducted through Scientific Engagement with Schools

Robert W. Aldridge; Andrew C. Hayward; Nigel Field; Charlotte Warren-Gash; Colette Smith; Richard Pebody; Declan Fleming; Shane McCracken; Decipher my Data project and schools

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0146964

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Are School Absences Correlated with Influenza Surveillance Data in England? Results from Decipher My Data—A Research Project Conducted through Scientific Engagement with Schools

Robert W. Aldridge ,

* E-mail: r.aldridge@ucl.ac.uk

Affiliations Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DA, United Kingdom, The Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research, University College London, 222 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DA, United Kingdom
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Andrew C. Hayward,

Affiliations Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DA, United Kingdom, The Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research, University College London, 222 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DA, United Kingdom
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Nigel Field,

Affiliation Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Charlotte Warren-Gash,

Affiliations Institute of Health Informatics, University College London, 222 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DA, United Kingdom, The Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research, University College London, 222 Euston Road, London, NW1 2DA, United Kingdom
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Colette Smith,

Affiliation Research Department of Infection and Population Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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Richard Pebody,

Affiliation Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance and Control, Public Health England, London, United Kingdom
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Declan Fleming,

Affiliation Pate’s Grammar School, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
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Shane McCracken,

Affiliation Gallomanor Communications Ltd, Bath, United Kingdom
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Decipher my Data project and schools

¶Membership of the Decipher my Data project and schools is provided in the Acknowledgments.
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Are School Absences Correlated with Influenza Surveillance Data in England? Results from Decipher My Data—A Research Project Conducted through Scientific Engagement with Schools

Robert W. Aldridge,
Andrew C. Hayward,
Nigel Field,
Charlotte Warren-Gash,
Colette Smith,
Richard Pebody,
Declan Fleming,
Shane McCracken,
Decipher my Data project and schools

Published: March 2, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0146964

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