Artículos de revistas
[epidemiological Surveillance And Occupational Respiratory Diseases].
Registration in:
Jornal Brasileiro De Pneumologia : Publicaça̋o Oficial Da Sociedade Brasileira De Pneumologia E Tisilogia. v. 32 Suppl 2, p. S1-4, 2006.
1806-3756
17273591
Author
Ericson, Bagatin
Antão, Vinícius Cavalcanti dos Santos
Pinheiro, Germania Araujo
Institutions
Abstract
For every communicable disease, the construction of a database is fundamental to prioritizing related measures (educational, prevention and control), as well as to the development of public health policies. Although various countries possess reliable systems of epidemiological surveillance, Brazil still lacks an adequate structure for the collection, processing and dissemination of data. We consider it imperative that the health professionals working in this area make a unified effort, as soon as possible, to compile a database that suitably addresses the epidemiology of occupational respiratory diseases. 32 Suppl 2 S1-4