Monitoring the health of populations : statistical principles and methods for public health surveillance /

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Imprint:New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Description:1 online resource (xvi, 370 p. : ill., maps)
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8562272
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Other authors / contributors:Brookmeyer, Ron.
Stroup, Donna F., 1951-
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. (Oxford Scholarship Online). Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) or Firefox 2.0 (or higher). Available as searchable text in HTML format. Access restricted to subscribing institutions.
Summary:This text explores the critical issues in the statistical analysis and interpretation of public health surveillance data. It covers statistical methods for detecting disease outbreaks and clusters, the use of survey methods and interpreting time trends and geographic patterns, among other topics.
Other form:Print version 9780195146493