Closing the surveillance gap.
Since 1986 there has been substantial progress in developing surveillance systems for occupational disease and injury that meet the goals of surveillance: identification or new diseases and causes of injury; estimation of the magnitude and trend of injuries and illnesses; identification of epidemic clusters; and identification of sentinel cases representing failures of prevention. A quiltwork of surveillance systems for occupational diseases and injury has been implemented by several federal agencies; surveillance systems for many more disease and injuries are being developed by the states. The conceptual basis for "closing the surveillance gap" has been developed; national implementation is the next challenge.
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National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, OH 45226-1998, USA.
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D002349:Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D006801:Humans; D009314:National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, U.S.; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D011159:Population Surveillance; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology