A conditional probability approach to surveillance system sensitivity assessment

Public Health

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-60

  Majdzadeh, R ^a   Pourmalek, F ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Epidemiological studies; Health services research; Iran; Population surveillance; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SERVICES; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SURVEY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRAN; KNOWLEDGE; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES;

ASIA; DARREGAZ; EURASIA; IRAN; KHORASAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 37049032354     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.04.011     Document Type: Article

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