title: Why firearm injury surveillance?
abstract: With the current progress of state firearm injury surveillance systems reported in this issue of the Journal, questions about the logical progression of these efforts are being raised. This article reviews the current state of firearm injury data, discusses the importance of firearm injury surveillance, and offers suggestions for maximizing the potential of future efforts in this area.
authors.affiliation: Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research, School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205-1996, USA.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Frattaroli
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Teret
mesh_terms: D002423:Cause of Death; D016208:Databases, Factual; D003644:Death Certificates; D005389:Firearms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D012042:Registries; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control