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Susana Silva

Researcher at Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge

Publications -  35
Citations -  2750

Susana Silva is an academic researcher from Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Population. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 25 publications receiving 1604 citations.

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Comparison between influenza coded primary care consultations and national influenza incidence obtained by the General Practitioners Sentinel Network in Portugal from 2012 to 2017

TL;DR: Given the good correlation between weekly ILI incidence rate and weekly number of R80 consultations, primary care consultation coding system may be used to complement influenza surveillance data, namely, to monitor regional influenza activity.
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The 1918-1919 Influenza Pandemic in Portugal: A Regional Analysis of Death Impact.

TL;DR: Given the geographic heterogeneity evidenced in this study, subnational sociodemographic characteristics and connectivity should be integrated in pandemic preparedness plans.