Outcome for hospitalized road trauma patients at a tertiary hospital in Kenya

European Journal of Trauma

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 401-406

  Saidi, Hassan S ^a   Macharia, William M ^a   Ating'a, John E O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; Outcome of care; Road traffic trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVIEW; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OPERATING ROOM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 24044490216     PISSN: 14390590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00068-005-1014-3     Document Type: Article

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