Public health surveillance /
Halperin, William,1946-
Baker, Edward L.
Monson, Richard R.1936-
Harvard School of Public Health.
New York : Van Nostrand Reinhold ; London : Chapman & Hall,
c1992.
"Compilation of essays ... from lectures that were presented in a course at the Harvard School of Public Health in the fall of 1989"--Introd.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
History of public health surveillance / Stephen B. Thacker and Ruth L. Berkelman -- Surveillance : the sentinel health event approach / Paul J. Seligman and Todd M. Frazier -- Evaluating public health surveillance systems / Douglas N. Klaucke -- Disease surveillance at the state and local levels / Gregory R. Istre -- Surveillance in developing countries / Michael D. Malison -- Hazard surveillance / David H. Wegman -- Surveillance in the control of vaccine-preventable diseases / Walter A. Orenstein and Roger H. Bernier -- Surveillance of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) / Ruth L. Berkelman, James W. Buehler, and Timothy J. Dondero, Jr. -- The surveillance of nosocomial infections / Robert P. Gaynes -- Chronic disease surveillance / Paul L. Garbe and Stephen B. Blount -- Injury surveillance / Philip L. Graitcer -- Surveillance of birth defects / Michele C. Lynberg and Larry D. Edmonds -- Surveillance of occupational illness and injury / Edward L. Baker and Thomas P. Matte -- Epidemiologic surveillance following disasters / Roger I. Glass and Eric K. Noji.
(cont.)   Pharmacosurveillance : public health monitoring of medication / Hugh H. Tilson.
Public health surveillance.