The public health importance of clusters: a note from the Centers for Disease Control

Clusters - the aggregation of events in space and time - pose a continuing challenge in public health. The Centers for Disease Control has for many years assisted health agencies in states and localities in dealing with clusters of disease, usually in the form of acute infectious disease outbreaks....

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Published in:American journal of epidemiology 1990-07, Vol.132 (1 Suppl), p.S3-S5
Main Authors: Rothenberg, R B, Steinberg, K K, Thacker, S B
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cluster Analysis
Communicable Disease Control - methods
Community Participation
Diffusion of Innovation
Disease Outbreaks
Epidemiologic Methods
Humans
Public Health - methods
Public Health Administration
Risk Factors
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Summary:Clusters - the aggregation of events in space and time - pose a continuing challenge in public health. The Centers for Disease Control has for many years assisted health agencies in states and localities in dealing with clusters of disease, usually in the form of acute infectious disease outbreaks. The increased purview of investigations has highlighted the wide variety of issues that cluster investigations engender for public health practitioners. These issues are summarized briefly below.
ISSN:0002-9262
1476-6256
DOI:10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a115785