| Surveillance in public health: the methodological problems in identifying risk factors | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 1341668 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
Identification of clusters of health events as well as more general problems in public-health surveillance are being increasingly debated. The authors discuss the differences between the systematic (epidemiologic surveillance) and non-systematic (episodic identification of clusters and/or sentinel events) observations. In this regard the role played by statistical methods appears to be specially worthy of consideration, so as to define the capabilities of a given surveillance system in identifying increasing risks. To take into account the relationship between size of the risk to be evidenced and probability (= power) that the implemented test may be significant, specific tables have been developed displaying the relationship between 1st and 2nd type error, sample size and minimum detectable risk, under different exposure levels. |
| | |
Authors:
|
M Marchi; F Bianchi |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: English Abstract; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Epidemiologia e prevenzione Volume: 14 ISSN: 1120-9763 ISO Abbreviation: Epidemiol Prev Publication Date: 1992 Dec |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 1994-01-21 Completed Date: 1994-01-21 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 8902507 Medline TA: Epidemiol Prev Country: ITALY |
Other Details:
|
Languages: ita Pagination: 49-54 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
|
Dipartimento Statistico, Università di Firenze. |
Vernacular Title:
|
Sorveglianza in sanità pubblica: problemi metodologici nell'identificazione di fattori di rischio. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
Humans Population Surveillance / methods* Risk Factors Statistics as Topic / methods |
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Factors associated with alcohol consumption in the youth of the province of Brescia
Next Document: The relation of hand preference to hand performance in left-handers: importance of the left brain.