Trauma registry - Needs and challenges in developing countries

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 807-808

  Mehmood, Amber ^a   Razzak, Junaid Abdul ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PAKISTAN; REGISTER; SURVIVAL;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; REGISTRIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 73349100319     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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