@article{ref1,
title="Feasibility of standardized injury surveillance and reporting: a comparison of data from four Asian nations",
journal="Injury prevention",
year="2008",
author="Nakahara, Shinji and Jayatilleke, A. U. and Ichikawa, M. and Marasinghe, A. and Kimura, Akihiko and Yoshida, Kentaro",
volume="14",
number="2",
pages="106-112",
abstract="BACKGROUND: To address the increasing number of injuries in developing countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) encourages the establishment of hospital-based surveillance systems and systematic data collection. Although a computerized system is preferable in terms of efficiency, many developing countries have difficulty accessing the appropriate resources. OBJECTIVES: To assess the possibility of comparing and sharing data among countries, and then to discuss the possibility of establishing an international data management system through the internet. METHODS: A point-by-point comparison of data directories from injury surveillance systems in Thailand, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and Japan was conducted using guidelines published by WHO as the standard. RESULTS: Thailand, Cambodia, and Sri Lanka used data items that are comparable to each other and to WHO guidelines, with few, readily amenable, differences. The Japanese system used quite different data items. CONCLUSIONS: Data comparability suggests the feasibility of a global data management system that can store data from various countries. Such a system, if made accessible over the internet, would benefit resource-constrained countries by providing them with a ready-made framework to implement a surveillance system at low cost.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1353-8047",
doi="10.1136/ip.2007.016824",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip.2007.016824"
}