Pattern of maxillofacial and associated injuries in road traffic accidents

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 287-295

  Akama, M K ^a   Chindia, M L ^a   Macigo, F G ^a   Guthua, S W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; KENYA; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL INJURIES; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 39749094974     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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