Sentinel Surveillance D018571

Related MeSH Hierarchy (6)

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment [E] » Investigative Techniques [E05] » Epidemiologic Methods » Data Collection » Surveys and Questionnaires » Health Surveys » Population Surveillance » Sentinel Surveillance

Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques, and Equipment [E] » Investigative Techniques [E05] » Epidemiologic Methods » Sentinel Surveillance

Health Care [N] » Environment and Public Health [N06] » Public Health » Epidemiologic Methods » Sentinel Surveillance

Health Care [N] » Environment and Public Health [N06] » Public Health » Public Health Practice » Population Surveillance » Sentinel Surveillance

Description

Monitoring of rate of occurrence of specific conditions to assess the stability or change in health levels of a population. It is also the study of disease rates in a specific cohort such as in a geographic area or population subgroup to estimate trends in a larger population. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)   MeSH

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