Development and use of a population based injury surveillance system: the all Wales Injury Surveillance System (AWISS).
This report details the development and use of a population based emergency room surveillance system in the UK. Despite some difficulties in accessing high quality data the system has stimulated a considerable number of research and intervention projects. While surveillance systems with high quality data collection and coding parameters remain the gold standard, imperfect systems, particularly if population based, can play a substantial part in stimulating injury prevention initiatives.
Lyons
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Department of Epidemiology, Statistics and Public Health, University of Wales College of Medicine, Cardiff, UK.
Jones
S
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Kemp
A
A
Sibert
J
J
Shepherd
J
J
Richmond
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P
Bartlett
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C
Palmer
S R
SR
D000056:Accident Prevention; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D009313:National Health Programs; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D016730:Program Development; D012307:Risk Factors; D014852:Wales / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control