title: International collaborative effort on injury statistics: 10-year review.
abstract: International comparisons of injury data may be useful for examining differences in risk and for suggesting potential interventions or hypotheses for future studies. However important issues to be considered in conducting comparisons are related to both the underlying quality of the data and how the data is collected. The International Collaborative Effort (ICE) on Injury Statistics grew out of concerns over the comparability of international injury data. This article outlines the history behind the development of the injury ICE, brief descriptions of current and past projects, collaborations, and reflections on the value of collaboration.
authors.affiliation: National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA. L.Fingerhut@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Lois A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Fingerhut
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004332:Drowning / Q000401:mortality; D014943:Global Health; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology; D011159:Population Surveillance; D015996:Survival Rate; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology*