Implementing a script to improve the quality of the Brazilian Disease Surveillance Data System using record linkage
Introduction The National Disease Surveillance Data System (SINAN) is the main tool used by tuberculosis control programs to measure control actions and disease incidence rates in Brazil. Therefore, data quality is essential to support health surveillance and management. Objectives and Approach T...
Main Authors: | Rejane Sobrino, Marli Souza, Gisele Oliveira, Luis Carlos Guillen, Claudia Coeli, Valeria Saraceni |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Swansea University
2018-09-01
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Series: | International Journal of Population Data Science |
Online Access: | https://ijpds.org/article/view/977 |
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