Motorcycle limb injuries in a developing country

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-47

  Oluwadiya, K S ^a   Oginni, L M ^b   Olasinde, A A ^c   Fadiora, S O ^a  

^a Department of Surgery   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

^c FEDERAL MEDICAL CENTER   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Accident treatment; Limb injury; Motorcycle

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; FRACTURE REDUCTION; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTORCYCLE; NIGERIA; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PEDESTRIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SAFETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPLINTING; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TIBIA FRACTURE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN AREA;

EID: 3042775158     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/wajm.v23i1.28080     Document Type: Article

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