Pattern of acute head injuries in Kuwait

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 253-257

  Adeloye, A ^a,b   Al Kuoka, N ^a   Ssembatya Lule, G C ^c  

^a AL ADAN HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI   (Malawi)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; FALLING; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DENSITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; KUWAIT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030122728     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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