Trauma admissions in the southern highlands of Papua New Guinea

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 659-663

  Matthew, P K ^a   Kapua, F ^a   Soaki, P J ^a   Watters, D A K ^a  

^a Department of Surgery ^*

Author keywords

Arrow wound; Developing countries; Domestic violence; Fractures; Head injury; Injury severity; Penetrating trauma; Trauma; Trauma outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY VIOLENCE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; PENETRATING TRAUMA; WAR; WOUND;

EID: 0029834663     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1996.tb00712.x     Document Type: Article

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