Diseño de un sistema de vigilancia epidemiológica para los XVII Juegos Deportivos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Puerto Rico, 1993 / Development of a system for epidemiologic surveillance for the XVII Central American and Caribbean Sport Games, Puerto Rico, 1993
P. R. health sci. j
; 13(4): 261-5, dic. 1994.
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in Es
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| ID: lil-176798
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RESUMO
The probability of recording infectious diseases and injuries to the musculoskeletal system during sports events with a large number of participants is very high. From an historical perspective the distribution and trends of diseases that have an impact on public health have been evaluated by means of epidemiological surveillance systems. However, the application of these epidemiological methods to sports medicine is relatively recent. The utilization of an epidemiological surveillance system during sports events with a large number of participating athletes and countries has been reported in a limited number of competitions. In this article we describe the design of a system for epidemiological surveillance utilized during the XVII Central American and Caribbean Sports Games held in Puerto Rico in 1993, as an example of a surveillance system that could be regularly established in this type of event
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LILACS
Main subject:
Athletic Injuries
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Population Surveillance
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Communicable Diseases
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Program Development
Type of study:
Screening_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
America central
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Caribe
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Puerto rico
Language:
Es
Journal:
P. R. health sci. j
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
1994
Type:
Article