Incidence and patterns of violent and/or traumatic deaths between 1993 and 1999 in the Transkei region of South Africa

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 125-129

  Meel, B L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRANSKEI   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Blunt trauma; Firearm injury; Motor vehicle collision; Stab wound; Traumatic death; Violent death

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUTOPSY; BLUNT TRAUMA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HANGING; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SOUTH AFRICA; STAB WOUND; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE; ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; INFANT; INJURY; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUTOPSY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOUTH AFRICA; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING; WOUNDS, STAB;

EID: 4043118964     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000101492.77304.0E     Document Type: Review

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