title: Initiating a surveillance system for childhood injuries.
abstract: Important considerations in establishing a surveillance system for pediatric injuries are described. At the start of surveillance, issues such as the purpose of the surveillance project, preferred methods for gathering information, optimum sites, appropriate populations, and requirements for data storage and analysis should be addressed. Since the epidemiology of childhood injuries is different from adult patterns, some specific challenges of pediatric injury surveillance are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia 19104.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Boenning
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003625:Data Collection / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012494:Sampling Studies; D014481:United States; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*