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  • Assessing address data quality for public health surveillance in Montreal

    Content Type: Abstract

    In Montreal, notifiable diseases are reported to the Public Health Department (PHD). Of 44, 250 disease notifications received in 2009, up to 25% had potential address errors. These can be introduced during transcription, handwriting… read more
    … C Jauvin1,2, L Bédard1, and D Buckeridge1,2 1Bureau de surveillance épidémiologique, Direction de santé … for Montreal residents reported to the PHD between 26 January and 9 May 2009 and followed by PH nurses were … a member of the research team (EL) using the Canada Post website.2 These addresses were also scanned by DQ. DQ and …