ArticleCanadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique
[The validation of a new population surveillance system that analyzes the daily mortality rates in Montreal].
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- The Effects of Climate Change on Patients With Chronic Lung Disease. A Systematic Literature Review.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2015Pooled it
- Improving reporting of infant deaths, maternal deaths and stillbirths in Haryana, India.Bulletin of the World Health Organization · 2016Article
- Implementation of the Montreal heat response plan during the 2010 heat wave.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2013Review
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Abstract
objectivesSince 2004, a surveillance system provides counts, almost in real time, of the number of deaths per day occurring on the Island of Montreal. The validity of this monitoring tool and its ability to detect spikes in daily deaths, such as can occur due to heat waves, have been evaluated.
methodComparison of the number of deaths per day recorded in the monitoring system with the number of deaths per day recorded in the official record of deaths in Quebec for 134 days of 2004.
resultsThe monitoring system is accurate (for over 73% of days, the difference in the number of deaths between the two files falls within a range of +/-3 deaths given an average of 43 deaths per day). The system identifies more than 80% of all deaths and is efficient in identifying days with excess deaths that are 20% above the average. DISCUSSION: This novel monitoring system, based on data used mainly for management of medical services, meets contemporary public health requirements in terms of early detection of unusual health events.
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