PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - R A Lyons
AU  - S Jones
AU  - A Kemp
AU  - J Sibert
AU  - J Shepherd
AU  - P Richmond
AU  - C Bartlett
AU  - S R Palmer
TI  - Development and use of a population based injury surveillance system: the All Wales Injury Surveillance System (AWISS)
AID  - 10.1136/ip.8.1.83
DP  - 2002 Mar 01
TA  - Injury Prevention
PG  - 83--86
VI  - 8
IP  - 1
4099  - http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/8/1/83.short
4100  - http://injuryprevention.bmj.com/content/8/1/83.full
SO  - Inj Prev2002 Mar 01; 8
AB  - 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.