Patterns of trauma deaths in an accident and emergency unit

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 75-78

  Osime, Odigie Clement ^a   Ighedosa, Stephen Udi ^a   Oludiran, Olugbenga Ojo ^a   Iribhogbe, Pius Ehiawaguan ^a   Ehikhamenor, Eddy ^a   Elusoji, Sunday Oladepo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Accident and Emergency Unit; Benin City; Nigeria; trauma; traumatic deaths

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34250192204     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X00004374     Document Type: Article

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