Potential for establishing an injury surveillance system in India: a review of data sources and reporting systems

• Main Authors: Jagnoor Jagnoor (Author), Manickam Ponnaiah (Author), Matthew Varghese (Author), Rebecca Ivers (Author), Rajesh Kumar (Author), Shankar Prinja (Author), Aliki Christou (Author), Tanu Jain (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Unintentional injuries account for 10% of deaths worldwide; the majority due to road traffic injuries, falls, drowning, poisoning and burns. Effective surveillance systems provide evidence for informed injury prevention and treatment and improve recovery outcomes. Our objectives...