Severe road traffic injuries in Kenya, quality of care and access

African Health Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 118-124

  Macharia, William M ^a   Njeru, E K ^a   Muli Musiime, F ^b   Nantulya, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^b AMREF HEALTH AFRICA   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION COST; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; KENYA; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLICE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68949209692     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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