TY - JOUR
T1 - Public health surveillance for chronic conditions
T2 - A scientific basis for decisions
AU - Thacker, Stephen B.
AU - Stroup, Donna F.
AU - Rothenberg, Richard B.
AU - Brownson, Ross C.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - In this paper we investigate the important contribution of multiple public health surveillance systems to policy in chronic disease control and prevention. We show that, typically, surveillance for chronic diseases relies on multiple data sources, often created for another purpose. We also define the concept of burden for chronic conditions based on data from multiple sources. An example from a state illustrates a model for combining data for use in policy development. These applications illustrate the central role of statistical methods in ensuring the appropriate use of data from multiple surveillance systems.
AB - In this paper we investigate the important contribution of multiple public health surveillance systems to policy in chronic disease control and prevention. We show that, typically, surveillance for chronic diseases relies on multiple data sources, often created for another purpose. We also define the concept of burden for chronic conditions based on data from multiple sources. An example from a state illustrates a model for combining data for use in policy development. These applications illustrate the central role of statistical methods in ensuring the appropriate use of data from multiple surveillance systems.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0028945680
U2 - 10.1002/sim.4780140520
DO - 10.1002/sim.4780140520
M3 - Article
C2 - 7792453
AN - SCOPUS:0028945680
SN - 0277-6715
VL - 14
SP - 629
EP - 641
JO - Statistics in medicine
JF - Statistics in medicine
IS - 5-7
ER -