Citation

Lyons RA. Inj. Prev. 2008; 14(1): 3-4.

Affiliation

Centre for Health Information, Research and Evaluation (CHIRAL), School of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK; (r.a.lyons@swansea.ac.uk)

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/ip.2007.018192

PMID

18245307

Abstract

The political response to any given health problem is strongly influenced by two particular metrics: the scale of the problem and the effectiveness of acceptable counter measures. Injury prevention advocates need information on the comprehensive burden of injuries to be able to effectively argue for greater investment in interventions that have been shown to be cost-effective. Where high-grade evidence is lacking, investment in research is also needed to develop and test the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of new interventions and strategies. Thus, accurate and comprehensive measurement of the burden of injury is an essential component of injury prevention.

Language: en