Public Health Informatics
"Public Health Informatics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The systematic application of information and computer sciences to public health practice, research, and learning.
| Descriptor ID |
D040442
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| MeSH Number(s) |
L01.313.750
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Public Health Informatics" by people in this website by year, and whether "Public Health Informatics" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Public Health Informatics" by people in Profiles.
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Khan OA, Davenhall W, Ali M, Castillo-Salgado C, Vazquez-Prokopec G, Kitron U, Soares Magalh?es RJ, Clements AC. Geographical information systems and tropical medicine. Ann Trop Med Parasitol. 2010 Jun; 104(4):303-18.
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Ward LD, Spain CV, Perilla MJ, Morales KH, Linkin DR. Improving disease reporting by clinicians: the effect of an internet-based intervention. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2008 Jan-Feb; 14(1):56-61.
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Ziskin LZ, Harris DA. State health policy for terrorism preparedness. Am J Public Health. 2007 Sep; 97(9):1583-8.
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Allegra PC, Cochrane D, Dunn E, Milano P, Rothman J, Allegra J. Emergency department visits for concern regarding anthrax--New Jersey, 2001. MMWR Suppl. 2005 Aug 26; 54:163-7.
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Wall MM, Huang J, Oswald J, McCullen D. Factors associated with reporting multiple causes of death. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2005 Jan 17; 5(1):4.
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O'Connor RE, Lerner EB, Allswede M, Billittier AJ, Blackwell T, Hunt RC, Levinson R, Wang HE, White LJ, Wolff B. Linkages of acute care and emergency medical services to state and local public health programs: the role of interactive information systems for responding to events resulting in mass injury. Prehosp Emerg Care. 2004 Jul-Sep; 8(3):237-53.
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Gyllstrom ME, Jensen JL, Vaughan JN, Castellano SE, Oswald JW. Linking birth certificates with Medicaid data to enhance population health assessment: methodological issues addressed. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2002 Jul; 8(4):38-44.