Monitoring disease in England and Wales: methods applicable to routine data-collecting systems.

This paper reviews routine data-collecting systems and methods for disease surveillance in England and Wales. It discusses population-based correlation studies, which seek to explain disease trends by relating routine health statistics to possible causative agents on a secular, geographical, or occu...

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Asıl Yazarlar: Fraser, R, Beral, V, Chilvers, C
Materyal Türü: Journal article
Dil:English
Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: 1978
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Özet:This paper reviews routine data-collecting systems and methods for disease surveillance in England and Wales. It discusses population-based correlation studies, which seek to explain disease trends by relating routine health statistics to possible causative agents on a secular, geographical, or occupational basis. It describes recent developments in linking information collected by routine general purpose systems as a means of identifying and following individuals exposed to potential hazards.