Principles and Practice of Public Health Surveillance

Public health surveillance is the systematic, ongoing assessment of the health of a community, based on the collection, interpretation, and use of health data. Surveillance provides information necessary for public health decision making. This text presents an organized approach to planning, developing, and implementing public health surveillance systems. It has a broad scope, discussing legal and ethical issues as well as technical problems. It goes...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195138279
• ISBN13: 9780195138276
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 9.0" x 6.2"