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Understanding and Using Tuberculosis Data

Country health information systems provide a rich source of data on the burden of diseasecaused by tuberculosis (TB) and the effectiveness of programmatic efforts to reduce thisburden both of which are crucial for public health action. However the available dataare often underused or not used at all...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Organization, World Health
Otros Autores: World Health Organization (Contribuidor, Corporate Author., Content Provider.)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Geneva : World Health Organization, 2014.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Country health information systems provide a rich source of data on the burden of diseasecaused by tuberculosis (TB) and the effectiveness of programmatic efforts to reduce thisburden both of which are crucial for public health action. However the available dataare often underused or not used at all. At least in part this may reflect the absence ofclear guidance on recommended approaches to the analysis of such data. This handbookis designed to address this gap through detailed practical examples of the analysis of TBsurveillance data in particular TB notification data data from surveillance o.
Notas:Description based upon print version of record.
What if there are no data on something that experts deem as important?
Descripción Física:1 online resource (205 p.)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9240693254
9789240693258
9789241548786
9241548789