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Mental Illness and Co-morbid Conditions: BioSense 2008 - 2011
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Understanding the relationship between mental illness and medical comorbidity is an important aspect of public health surveillance. In 2004, an estimated one fourth of the US adults reported having a mental illness in the previous year (1). Studies… read more… Mental Illness and Co-morbid Conditions: BioSense 2008 - 2011 … -
Post-disaster Surveillance Following the Tsunami in Japan: BioSense 2011
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The CDC's BioSense Program receives near real-time health care utilization data from a number of sources, including Department of Defense (DoD) healthcare facilities from around the globe and non-federal hospital emergency departments (EDs) in the… read more… Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD- 9-CM) 990, 508.0, 558.1, E926 and E926.9. There was a 2- to … between the time of patient visit and time when ICD-9-CM-coded final diagnoses were available. To monitor … 1. Tokars JI, Burkom H, Xing J, English R, Bloom S, Cox K, et al. Enhancing time series detection algorithms for … -
Syndromic Surveillance for Bicycle Related Injuries in Boston, 2007-2010
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In May of 2001, Boston released a strategic transportation plan to improve bicycle access and safety. [1] According to the Boston Transportation Department, ridership has increased 122% between 2007 and 2009. [2] A collaborative public health and… read more… ZIP code of residence, chief complaints and ICD-9 CM-coded final diagnosis. Disposition information was … case definition that combined chief complaint and ICD-9 CM-coded information and excluded motor cycle only related …