Causes and pattern of unilateral hand injuries

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 123-128

  Kaisha, W O ^a,c   Khainga, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c NONE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX RATIO; TENDON INJURY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TENDON INJURIES;

EID: 46649102028     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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