Public Health Surveillance
"Public Health Surveillance" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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)
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D062486
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.980.438.700.324 N05.715.360.300.800.438.625.324 N06.850.520.308.980.438.700.324 N06.850.780.675.487
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Public Health Surveillance" by people in Profiles.
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Potentially Avoidable Hospital Readmissions in Patients With Advanced Cancer. J Oncol Pract. 2019 05; 15(5):e420-e427.
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Platelet counts in women with normal pregnancies: A systematic review. Am J Hematol. 2017 Nov; 92(11):1224-1232.