"Population Surveillance" 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.
Ongoing scrutiny of a population (general population, study population, target population, etc.), generally using methods distinguished by their practicability, uniformity, and frequently their rapidity, rather than by complete accuracy.
| Descriptor ID |
D011159
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E05.318.308.980.438.700 N05.715.360.300.800.438.625 N06.850.520.308.980.438.700 N06.850.780.675
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Population Surveillance" by people in this website by year, and whether "Population Surveillance" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1999 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2007 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| 2008 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2012 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2013 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2014 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| 2015 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| 2016 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2017 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2018 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2019 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| 2020 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2021 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Population Surveillance" by people in Profiles.
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Temporal changes in cause of death among adolescents and adults in six countries in eastern and southern Africa in 1995-2019: a multi-country surveillance study of verbal autopsy data. Lancet Glob Health. 2024 Aug; 12(8):e1278-e1287.
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Household structure, composition and child mortality in the unfolding antiretroviral therapy era in rural South Africa: comparative evidence from population surveillance, 2000-2015. BMJ Open. 2023 03 15; 13(3):e070388.
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Mortality transition over a quarter century in rural South Africa: findings from population surveillance in Agincourt 1993-2018. Glob Health Action. 2021 10 26; 14(sup1):1990507.
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Postmortem investigations and identification of multiple causes of child deaths: An analysis of findings from the Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS) network. PLoS Med. 2021 09; 18(9):e1003814.
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Mortality trends and access to care for cardiovascular diseases in Agincourt, rural South Africa: a mixed-methods analysis of verbal autopsy data. BMJ Open. 2021 06 25; 11(6):e048592.
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Changes in the incidence of invasive disease due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Neisseria meningitidis during the COVID-19 pandemic in 26 countries and territories in the Invasive Respiratory Infection Surveillance Initiative: a prospective analysis of surveillance data. Lancet Digit Health. 2021 06; 3(6):e360-e370.
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HIV Viral Load Monitoring Among Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Therapy - Eight Sub-Saharan Africa Countries, 2013-2018. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2021 May 28; 70(21):775-778.
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Assessing the appropriateness of the management of gastro-oesophageal reflux in Australian children: a population-based sample survey. Sci Rep. 2021 04 08; 11(1):7744.
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Linking the timing of a mother's and child's death: Comparative evidence from two rural South African population-based surveillance studies, 2000-2015. PLoS One. 2021; 16(2):e0246671.
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Approaches, achievements, challenges, and lessons learned in setting up an urban-based Health and Demographic Surveillance System in South Africa. Glob Health Action. 2021 01 01; 14(1):1874138.