Abdominal trauma in urban Papua New Guinea

Papua and New Guinea Medical Journal

Volumn , Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 36-42

  Ponifasio, Ponifasio ^a   Poki, H Okti ^a   Watters, David A K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA   (Papua New Guinea)

^b GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAPUA NEW GUINEA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035295913     PISSN: 00311480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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