Trauma epidemiology and outcome in a developing country: perspectives from a university teaching hospital in Beirut

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 245-249

  Tamim, H ^a,b   El Chemaly, S ^a   Jaana, M ^a   Musharrafieh, U ^a   Jamali, F ^a   Taha, A M ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b York University   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developing country; Major Trauma Outcome Study; Trauma; Trauma Injury Severity Score

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFANT; LEBANON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33947501690     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300600711911     Document Type: Article

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