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Surveillance |
Research |
| Data collection |
routine, systematic, continuous |
not routine, systematic, not continuous |
| Data analysis |
routine, systematic, continous |
not routine, systematic, not continous |
| Data interpretation |
routine, systematic, continuous |
not routine, systematic, not continous |
| Design |
usually descriptive |
descriptive and analytic |
| Purpose |
to monitor, evaluate and replanning of health program |
to detect the etiology fo disease |
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Difference between Epidemiologic Surveillance and
Epidemiologic Research
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