%0 Journal Article %T Development and use of a population based injury surveillance system: the all Wales Injury Surveillance System (AWISS) %J Injury prevention %D 2002 %A Lyons, Ronan Anthony %A Jones, Shayne %A Kemp, A. M. %A Sibert, Jonathan Richard %A Shepherd, Jonathan P. %A Richmond, P. %A Bartlett, C. %A Palmer, S. R. %V 8 %N 1 %P 83-86 %X 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. %G en %I BMJ Publishing Group %@ 1353-8047 %U http://dx.doi.org/