title: Launching injury epidemiology.
abstract: Advances in injury epidemiology and prevention are among the landmark achievements in epidemiology and public health in the past century. Despite remarkable success and growth, the field of injury epidemiology did not have its own publication outlet until now. This commentary marks the debut of the new academic journal Injury Epidemiology and introduces the reader to the first batch of peer-reviewed manuscripts accepted for publication in this new journal.
authors.affiliation: Center for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 West 168th St, PH5-505, New York, NY, 10032, USA. GL2240@cumc.columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Guohua
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Center for Injury Epidemiology and Prevention, Columbia University Medical Center, 622 West 168th St, PH5-505, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Charles J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: DiMaggio
keywords: Accidents; Emergency medical services; Epidemiology; Injury; Public health; Trauma