Monitoring the health of populations [electronic resource] : statistical principles and methods for public health surveillance / edited by Ron Brookmeyer, Donna F. Stroup. Brookmeyer, Ron. Stroup, Donna F., 1951- Public health surveillance. Public health surveillance Statistical methods. Epidemiology. RA652.2.P82 M66 2004 362.10727 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. This text explores the critical issues in the statistical analysis and interpretation of public health surveillance data. It covers statistical methods for detecting disease outbreaks and clusters, the use of survey methods and interpreting time trends and geographic patterns, among other topics. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2004. 2004. 2004 Text 1 online resource (xvi, 370 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195146493.001.0001 eng