title: [Limitations of the Italian Institute of Statistics' surveys in automobile accidents].
abstract: In this article is carried out an analysis of the actual criteria used by the Italian Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) in the survey of car accidents, and some clues to improve their quality are suggested. The role of the epidemiologic information in preventing road traumatology is emphasized.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D003625:Data Collection / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D013223:Statistics as Topic
vernacular_title: I limiti dei rilevamenti ISTAT negli incidenti automobilistici.