Epidemiology of trauma deaths

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 177-181

  Solagberu, B A ^a   Adekanye, A O ^a   Ofoegbu, C P K ^a   Udoffa, U S ^a   Abdur Rahman, L O ^a   Taiwo, J O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Nigeria; Trauma death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; FALLING; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GENDER; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; NIGERIA; OCCUPATION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROBABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT; SURVIVAL; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIME; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OCCUPATIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0037541458     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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