Surgical mortality in the emergency room

International Orthopaedics

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 187-190

  Ekere, Aniekan Udoh ^a,b   Yellowe, Bob Evans ^a   Umune, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

^b NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CAUSE OF DEATH; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 3042851922     PISSN: 03412695     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00264-004-0548-z     Document Type: Review

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