Public Health Surveillance D062486

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

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

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The ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of health-related data with the purpose of preventing or controlling disease or injury, or of identifying unusual events of public health importance, followed by the dissemination and use of information for public health action. (From Am J Prev Med 2011;41(6):636)   MeSH

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