Incidence of weapon injuries not related to interfactional combat in Afghanistan in 1996: Prospective cohort study

British Medical Journal

Volumn 319, Issue 7207, 1999, Pages 415-417

  Michael, Markus ^a   Meddings, David R ^d   Ramez, Salah ^b   Gutiérrez Fisac, Juan Luis ^c  

^a Intl Committee of the Red Cross   (Switzerland)

^b Intl Committee of the Red Cross   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; CHILD; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEAPON;

EID: 0033554157     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.319.7207.415     Document Type: Article

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