The pattern of gunshot injuries in a communal clash as seen in two nigerian teaching hospitals

Journal of Trauma

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 626-630

  Aderounmu, A O A ^a   Fadiora, S O ^a   Adesunkanmi, A R K ^b   Agbakwuru, E A ^b   Oluwadiya, K S ^c   Adetunji, O S ^a  

^a Department of Surgery Faculty of Clinical Sciences Ladoke Akintola University of Technology   (United States)

^b Clin Res Dept Surgical Products   (United States)

^c Obafemi Awolowo University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL BLEEDING; ABDOMINAL DISTENSION; ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; CIVIL DISORDER; CIVIL SERVANT; COLON INJURY; DRIVER; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; GOVERNMENT; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD INJURY; HEMATOPNEUMOTHORAX; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE INJURY; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NERVE INJURY; NIGERIA; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; SOLDIER; SPLEEN INJURY; STUDENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THORAX INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; WAR; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 0142209417     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000072347.93413.84     Document Type: Article

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