Distributed data processing for public health surveillance
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Distributed data processing for public health surveillance
BACKGROUND Many systems for routine public health surveillance rely on centralized collection of potentially identifiable, individual, identifiable personal health information (PHI) records. Although individual, identifiable patient records are essential for conditions for which there is mandated reporting, such as tuberculosis or sexually transmitted diseases, they are not routinely required f...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-6-235