Perspectives on Epidemiologic Surveillance in the 21st Century

Chronic Diseases in Canada

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 145-151

  Choi, Bernard C K ^a,b,c  

^a LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Control; Epidemiology; Health surveillance; Prevention; Program evaluation; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FACTUAL DATABASE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SERVICE; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

COMMUNITY HEALTH PLANNING; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0032243293     PISSN: 02288699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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