Challenges of managing paediatric abdominal traumaina Nigerian setting

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 192-195

  Ameh, E A ^a   Mshelbwala, P M ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Abdominal trauma; Blunt; Imaging modalities; Paediatric; Trauma system; Unnecessary laparotomy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ABDOMINAL INJURIES; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 70349900803     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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