Short report: Is regional paediatric surveillance useful? Experience in Wales.
The Welsh Paediatric Surveillance Unit was established in 1994 to monitor the incidence and prevalence of a number of uncommon disorders of childhood in Wales. Its work complements that of the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit. Information from consultant paediatricians is obtained by means of a monthly card return system; return rate is over 90%.
Sibert
J R
JR
Departments of Child Health and Epidemiology, Statistics, and Public Health, University of Wales College of Medicine, Academic Centre, Llandough Hospital, Penarth CF64 2XX, UK. sibert@cf.ac.uk
Morgan
R J
RJ
O'Connell
H I
HI
Lynn
R
R
Guildea
Z E
ZE
Palmer
S R
SR
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D010372:Pediatrics; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012040:Regional Health Planning; D014852:Wales / Q000453:epidemiology