Pattern and clinical characteristics of firearm injuries

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 107-112

  Odhiambo, W A ^a   Guthua, S W ^a   Chindia, M L ^a   Macigo, F G ^b  

^a Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ^*  (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 46649092297     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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