Epidemiological monitoring: methods for analysing routinely-collected data.

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Morbidity and mortality statistics are routinely collected in many countries. These data may be arranged in a number of ways, for example, classified by area of residence, or occupation of the person concerned, or by the time-period during which the relevant event occurred. Judicious use of such data enables disease to be monitored and may draw attention to the adverse effects of harmful agents in the environment. This paper describes the different methods of analysing data for such purposes,...

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Authors: Inskip, H; Beral, V; Fraser, P; Haskey, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Science of the total environment
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 219-232
• Publication date: 1984-01-01
• DOI: 10.1016/0048-9697(84)90149-9
• EISSN: 1879-1026
• ISSN: 0048-9697
• Language: English
• Keywords: Geography; Environmental Health; Morbidity; Communicable Diseases; Mortality; Epidemiologic Methods; Congenital Abnormalities; Time Factors; Humans