The burden of musculoskeletal injury in low and middle-income countries: Challenges and opportunities

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 915-923

  Spiegel, David A ^a   Gosselin, Richard A ^b   Coughlin, R Richard ^c   Joshipura, Manjul ^d   Browner, Bruce D ^e   Dormans, John P ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Academy of Traumatology   (India)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISABILITY; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MORTALITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TEACHING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAINING; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 41849113453     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.G.00637     Document Type: Review

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