A road traffic injury surveillance system using combined data sources in Peru Sistema de vigilancia de traumatismos por accidentes de tránsito con fuentes de datos combinadas en el Perú

A road traffic injury surveillance system using combined data sources in Peru Sistema de vigilancia de traumatismos por accidentes de tránsito con fuentes de datos combinadas en el Perú

A national hospital-based nonfatal road traffic injury surveillance system was established at sentinel units across Peru in 2007 under the leadership of the Ministry of Health. Surveillance data are drawn from three different sources (hospital records, police reports, and vehicle insurance reports)...

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Main Authors: Yliana Rojas Medina, Victoria Espitia-Hardeman, Ann M. Dellinger, Manuel Loayza, Rene Leiva, Gloria Cisneros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2011-03-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Accidentes de tránsito
vigilancia sanitaria
servicios médicos de urgencia
causas externas
América Latina
Perú
Accidents, traffic
health surveillance
emergency medical services
external causes
Latin America
Peru
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