Road traffic accident injuries in Kampala

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 189-194

  Andrews, C N ^a   Kobusingye, O C ^b   Lett, R ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Uganda)

^c Can Netwk for Intl Surgery   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; HEALTH CARE; INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HELMET; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEDESTRIAN; SEATBELT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UGANDA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

UGANDA;

EID: 0032590113     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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