Public Health Informatics
"Public Health Informatics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The systematic application of information and computer sciences to public health practice, research, and learning.
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D040442
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.313.750
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Public Health Informatics" by people in this website by year, and whether "Public Health Informatics" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Public Health Informatics" by people in Profiles.
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Advancing health and environmental disease tracking: a 5-year follow-up study. Am J Public Health. 2007 Mar; 97(3):456-63.
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Using information technology to improve the public health system. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2005 Mar-Apr; 11(2):123-30.