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The influence of address errors on detecting outbreaks of campylobacteriosis
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Mandatory notification to public health of priority communicable diseases (CDs) is a cornerstone of disease prevention and control programs. Increasingly, the addresses of CD cases are used for spatial monitoring and cluster detection… read more… services Sociaux de Montreal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada E-mail: kate.zinszer@mail.mcgill.ca Objective To examine, via a simulation study, … -
Assessing address data quality for public health surveillance in Montreal
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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… Health, McGill University, Montréal, Canada E-mail: elanktre@santepub-mtl.qc.ca Objective To (1) validate …