Infections: key references and evidence
References
Sanderson D and Croucher K. Overview of written evidence received as part of the Review of the Public Health Function in Scotland. Final Report. University of York Health Economics Consortium and the Scottish Office Central Research Unit, 1999.
Department of Health. Getting ahead of the curve. A strategy for combating infectious diseases (including other aspects of health protection). A report by the Chief Medical Officer 
(1702KB). London, 2002.
Scottish Executive. Health Protection in Scotland - A Consultation Paper. Edinburgh, 2002.
Effectiveness evidence
ScotPHO’s purpose is to describe the pattern of health across the Scottish population. As a supplementary service to users, we include the following links to external sources of quality-assured evidence on effectiveness of interventions which may include relevant material for this topic.
NHS Health Scotland: Scottish perspectives on NICE public health guidance - Index page
National Library for Public Health - Home page
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination - Home page
Cochrane Reviews - Topic index page
EPPI-Centre: Evidence library - Home page
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance - Topic index page
Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) - Home page
Note: The effectiveness evidence links are provided as an aid to users. They are by no means exhaustive nor should they be necessarily viewed as authoritative. The usual ScotPHO disclaimer about links to external sites applies.
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