Pre-hospital and hospital traumatic deaths in the former homeland of Transkei, South Africa

Journal of Clinical Forensic Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 6-11

  Meel, B L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRANSKEI   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Hospital; Intervention; Occupation; Pre hospital; Survival time; Traumatic death

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLUNT TRAUMA; BURN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FALLING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENDER; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GUNSHOT INJURY; HABIT; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INJURY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; POLICE; POSTHUMOUS CARE; PREVENTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SOUTH AFRICA; STAB WOUND; SURVIVAL TIME; THORAX INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 1442307649     PISSN: 13531131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcfm.2003.10.009     Document Type: Article

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