title: Short report: Is regional paediatric surveillance useful? Experience in Wales.
abstract: 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%.
authors.affiliation: 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
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Sibert
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Morgan
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: O'Connell
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lynn
authors.forename: Z E
authors.initials: ZE
authors.lastname: Guildea
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Palmer
mesh_terms: 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