The need to improve implementation and use of lifestyle surveillance systems for planning prevention activities: an analysis of the Italian Regions [PDF]
, 2016 Objectives: To describe the level of use of lifestyle surveillance systems in Italy and to identify predictors of their use by the Italian Regions for planning and monitoring purposes.
D'Andrea, Elvira +6 more
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Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2020 Coronaviruses are RNA viruses that cause respiratory infections in a variety of animals, including birds and mammals 1. Seven coronaviruses are known pathogens in humans. Seasonal coronaviruses are generally associated with flu-like illness.
Raquel Martins Lana +6 more
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SURVEILLANCE IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH [PDF]
Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 2003 A definition of surveillance is as follows: “surveillance (ser-vâ1lens) noun. 1. Close observation of a person or group, especially one under suspicion. 2. The act of observing or the condition of being observed” ( The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language , 3rd edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1992).
D, Koh, T-C, Aw
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Prevention of occupational diseases in Turkey : deriving lessons from journey of surveillance [PDF]
, 2019 Introduction: To prevent and manage the societal and economic burden of occupational diseases (ODs), countries should develop strong prevention policies, health surveillance and registry systems.
Barlas, Gulsen +8 more
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Workplace Health & Safety, 2020 The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is a challenge for the national health care systems of all countries, and this is particularly true because of the price that many health-care workers (HCWs) are paying.
Francesco Chirico, N. Magnavita
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Regional Initiatives in Support of Surveillance in East Africa: The East Africa Integrated Disease Surveillance Network (EAIDSNet) Experience. [PDF]
, 2013 The East African Integrated Disease Surveillance Network (EAIDSNet) was formed in response to a growing frequency of cross-border malaria outbreaks in the 1990s and a growing recognition that fragmented disease interventions, coupled with weak laboratory
Bond KC +14 more
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Glossary for public health surveillance in the age of data science
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 2020 Public health surveillance is the ongoing systematic collection, analysis and interpretation of data, closely integrated with the timely dissemination of the resulting information to those responsible for preventing and controlling disease and injury ...
A. Chiolero, D. Buckeridge
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Surveillance and Digital Health [PDF]
The American Journal of Bioethics, 2018 The ethical challenges posed by digital medicine and the potential impact on the therapeutic alliance are considerable.
Nicole, Martinez-Martin, Danton, Char
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Event-based surveillance during EXPO Milan 2015. Rationale, tools, procedures, and initial results [PDF]
, 2016 More than 21 million participants attended EXPO Milan from May to October 2015, making it one of the largest protracted mass gathering events in Europe.
Bastiampillai, Anan Judina +14 more
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Systematic review and meta-analysis of the growth and rupture rates of small abdominal aortic aneurysms: implications for surveillance intervals and their cost-effectiveness. [PDF]
, 2013 BACKGROUND: Small abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs; 3.0-5.4 cm in diameter) are usually asymptomatic and managed by regular ultrasound surveillance until they grow to a diameter threshold (commonly 5.5 cm) at which surgical intervention is considered ...
Bown, MJ +7 more
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