surveillance

surveillance definition - medical

sur·veil·lance (sər-vāˈləns)

noun
  1. Close observation of a person or group, especially one under suspicion.
  2. The act of observing or the condition of being observed.
  3. The collection, collation, analysis, and dissemination of data.
  4. A type of observational study that involves continuous monitoring of disease occurrence within a population.

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