Initial injury care in Nairobi, Kenya: A call for trauma care regionalisation

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 480-483

  Saidi, H S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INJURY; KENYA; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; KENYA; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TRANSPORTATION OF PATIENTS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 3042663429     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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