Comparative analysis of traumatic deaths in Nigeria

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 197-201

  Ehikhamenor, Edeaghe Eni ^a   Ojo, Mike A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

accident; analysis; armed; death; firearms; robbery; trauma; victims

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; POLICE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; THEFT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN POPULATION; VICTIM;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHILD; CRIME VICTIMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; POLICE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; THEFT; URBAN POPULATION; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 26044440018     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00002454     Document Type: Article

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