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Table 1 Characterization of Ontario public health units recruited to participate in the study

From: Evaluation of the ability of standardized supports to improve public health response to syndromic surveillance for respiratory diseases in Canada

 

Total study population (n, health units)

Intervention group (n, health units)

Control group (n of health units)

Population served by the LPHAs

 Large (Population > 400,000)

7

4

3

 Medium (Population 150,000 to 399,999)

5

3

2

 Small (Population < 150,000

3

2

1

Emergency department syndromic system

 ACES system

13

9

4

 LPHA specific system

2

0

2

 Total

15

9

6