Objective To investigate how consensus is operationalized in Delphi studies and to explore
the role of consensus in determining the results of these studies. Study Design and Settings …

Disease surveillance programmes ought to be evaluated regularly to ensure they provide
valuable information in an efficient manner. Evaluation of human and animal health …

Background: Injury is a major global health problem, causing> 5 800 000 deaths annually
and widespread disability largely attributable to neurotrauma. 89% of trauma deaths occur in …

Injury is a major public health issue, responsible for 5 million deaths each year, equivalent to
the total mortality caused by HIV, malaria and tuberculosis combined. The World Health …

Background Few injury surveillance systems collect data in sub-Saharan Africa. This
medical record review of four rural hospitals provides baseline data on the burden of trauma …

Abstract Surveillance of Classical Swine Fever (CSF) should not only focus on livestock, but
must also include wild boar. To prevent disease transmission into commercial pig herds, it is …

Objectives To describe the development, implementation and evaluation of a
comprehensive injury surveillance system. Design The four phases; i) A survey of 58 …

Objective Lack of data on traumatic brain injuries (TBI) hinders the appreciation of the true
magnitude of the TBI burden. This paper describes a scientific approach for hospital based …

The aim of this study was to identify the characteristics that led outdoor activity providers
agree are necessary for the development of a new industry-wide incident reporting and …

INTRODUCTION: Whilst more than 90% of injury related deaths are estimated to occur in
low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs), the epidemiology of fatal and hospitalised …