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medical surveillance
Term Source:
JP 4-02
(Health Service Support)
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1.) The ongoing, systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of data derived from instances of medical care or medical evaluation, and the reporting of population-based information for characterizing and countering threats to a population's health, well-being and performance.
See Also:
- see also surveillance
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Term Classification: logistics
Source:
Department of Defence, Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
Term sourced from JP 4-02: Health Service Support, updated July 2012
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