Prevalence and outcome of paediatric and adolescent limb fractures in rural Zambia

South African Journal of Surgery

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 89-91

  Krabbe, C A ^a   Rutten, J P B ^a   Phiri, Y ^a   Heiji, H A ^b  

^a St Francis Hospital Katete   (Zambia)

^b Paediatric Dental Centre   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEBRIDEMENT; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; LIMB FRACTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINOR SURGERY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WRIST FRACTURE; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZAMBIA;

EID: 0345730833     PISSN: 00382361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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