Citation

Frattaroli S, Teret SP. Am. J. Prev. Med. 1998; 15(3 Suppl): 2-5.

Affiliation

Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research, School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21205-1996, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1998, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

9791618

Abstract

With the current progress of state firearm injury surveillance systems reported in this issue of the Journal, questions about the logical progression of these efforts are being raised. This article reviews the current state of firearm injury data, discusses the importance of firearm injury surveillance, and offers suggestions for maximizing the potential of future efforts in this area.