C Blais, S Jean, C Sirois, L Rochette, C Plante, I Larocque, M Doucet, G Ruel, M Simard, P Gamache, D Hamel, D St-Laurent, V Emond
INTRODUCTION: With the growing burden of chronic diseases, surveillance will play an essential role in improving their prevention and control. The Institut national de santé publique du Québec has developed an innovative chronic disease surveillance system, the Quebec Integrated Chronic Disease Surveillance System (QICDSS). We discuss the primary features, strengths and limitations of this system in this report. METHODS: The QICDSS was created by linking five health administrative databases...
November 2014: Chronic Diseases and Injuries in Canada