title: Playing darts without a dart board: why we need to create an International Trauma Data Bank (ITDB).
authors.affiliation: Center for Surgical Trials and Outcomes Research, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. Electronic address: ahaider1@jhmi.edu.
authors.forename: Adil H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Haider
mesh_terms: D019985:Benchmarking; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D016208:Databases, Factual; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D007391:International Cooperation; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D058996:Quality Improvement; D014193:Trauma Centers / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D014947:Wounds and Injuries