FilaBavi, a demographic surveillance site, an epidemiological field laboratory in Vietnam.
This Supplement to the Scandinavian Journal of Public Health brings together a collection of community-based studies for which the common denominator is a demographic surveillance site, FilaBavi, established in northern Vietnam in 1999. This introductory paper sets out some of the background to FilaBavi as well as setting the scene for the individual studies.
Public Health Faculty, Hanoi Medical University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Nguyen Thi Kim
NT
Chuc
Vinod
V
Diwan
D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D006285:Health Planning; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007391:International Cooperation; D007753:Laboratories / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D040442:Public Health Informatics; D012109:Research Support as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D013548:Sweden; D014744:Vietnam / Q000453:epidemiology