Childhood injuries in an urban area of Ghana. A hospital-based study of 677 cases

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 515-518

  Abantanga, F A ^a,c   Mock, C N ^b  

^a KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KOMFO ANOKYE TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Childhood injuries; Epidemiology; Injury rate; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; FALLING; FEMALE; GHANA; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKIN INJURY; SURVIVAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN AREA;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GHANA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0031654626     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003830050387     Document Type: Article

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