Pre-hospital care in nigeria: A country without emergency medical services

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 29-33

  Solagberu, B A ^a   Ofoegbu, C K P ^a   Abdur Rahman, L O ^a   Adekanye, A O ^a   Udoffa, U S ^a   Taiwo, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Emergency; Nigeria; Pre hospital care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949122650     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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