A computational approach to predicting principal discharge diagnoses for enhanced morbidity surveillance [PDF]
Accurate principal discharge diagnoses are fundamental for effective morbidity surveillance, yet healthcare systems worldwide are plagued by imprecise and non-specific coding, hindering public health analysis and resource allocation.
Daniel Arias-Garzón +3 more
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Findings From Severe Maternal Morbidity Surveillance and Review in Maryland.
ImportanceIn the US, more than 50 000 women experience severe maternal morbidity (SMM) each year, and the SMM rate more than doubled during the past 25 years. In response, professional organizations called for birthing facilities to routinely identify and review SMM events and identify prevention opportunities.ObjectiveTo examine SMM levels, primary ...
Wolfson C +18 more
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Surveillance of seroepidemiology and morbidity of Chagas disease in the Negro River, Brazilian Amazon [PDF]
BACKGROUND Chagas disease in the Brazilian Amazon Region was previously regarded as an enzootic disease of wild animals. More recently, in situations where humans have penetrated the wild ecotope or where triatomines and/or wild animals (marsupials) have
José Rodrigues Coura +2 more
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A multi-data source surveillance system to detect a bioterrorism attack during the G8 summit in Scotland [PDF]
In 18 weeks, Health Protection Scotland (HPS) deployed a syndromic surveillance system to early-detect natural or intentional disease outbreaks during the G8 Summit 2005 at Gleneagles, Scotland.
Meyer, N. +5 more
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Morbidity Surveillance in the British Army - the first 12 months [PDF]
This paper describes the data obtained during the first 12 months of the morbidity surveillance system used, world-wide, by the British Army in operational and non-operational settings and the economic impact of such morbidity in terms of estimated working days lost.
L A, Wright +3 more
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Surveillance of Morbidity During Wildfires—Central Florida, 1998 [PDF]
Several large wildfires occurred in Florida during June-July 1998, many involving both rural and urban areas in Brevard, Flagler, Orange, Putnam, Seminole, and Volusia counties. By July 22, a total of 2277 fires had burned 499,477 acres throughout the state (Florida Department of Community Affairs, unpublished data, 1998).
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Prospective morbidity surveillance of Shell refinery and petrochemical employees. [PDF]
Results for a prospective morbidity study of 14,170 refinery and chemical workers from 1981 through 1988 are presented. Illness/absence data for this study were extracted from the morbidity section of the Shell Health Surveillance System which includes records of all illness/absences in excess of five days. Age adjusted annual morbidity frequency rates
S P, Tsai +3 more
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Acute gastroenteritis due to group A rotaviruses (RVAs) is the leading cause of infant and childhood morbidity and mortality particularly in developing countries including Pakistan.
Asma Sadiq +4 more
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A population-based surveillance study on severe acute maternal morbidity (near-miss) and adverse perinatal outcomes in Campinas, Brazil: the Vigimoma Project. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Auditing of sentinel health events based on best-practice protocols has been recommended. This study describes a population-based investigation on adverse perinatal events including severe acute maternal morbidity (near-miss), maternal and ...
Fernanda Surita +20 more
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. The influence of double immunization on measles, mumps and rubella incidence in the North-West Federal District (North-West) Russia has been analyzed.
L. V. Lyalina +3 more
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