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Shamsi A, Masoudi F. ProMED: A Source of Epidemiological Data. JRUMS 2020; 19 (1) :107-112
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ProMED: A Source of Epidemiological Data
 
 
Global health geographic observation can provide valuable information regarding mortality rate, consequences and complications of new diseases for the epidemiologists while emerging epidemic diseases. This observation requires information resources which makes the information regarding the diseases accessible at no cost.
ProMED is an immediate reporting system for diseases outbreak and it can provide the information at no cost for epidemiologists at global dimensions. This information source, which is a basis for numerous researchers worldwide, has not been used by Iranian researchers due to their unfamiliarity with it.
Key word: Contagious disease, Prevalence, ProMed, Data sources, Epidemiology
 
How to cite this article: Shamsi A, Masoudi F. ProMED: A Source of Epidemiological Data. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2020; 19 (1): 107-12. [Farsi].

 
 
 
[1]- MSc in Medical Library and Information Sciences, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran
ORCID: 0000-0001-6528-9341
[2]- MSc, Medical Library and Information Sciences, Clinical Research Development Center, Nekouei-Hedayati-Forghani Hospital, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran, ORCID: 0000-0002-5167-3825.
(Corresponding Author) Tel: (025) 31331604, Fax: (025) 31331622, E-mail: f.masodi@muq.ac.ir
Type of Study: Short Report | Subject: Statistics& Epidemiology
Received: 2020/03/16 | Published: 2020/04/22

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