Hospital burden of road traffic injury: Major concern in primary and secondary level hospitals in Bangladesh

Public Health

Volumn 124, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 185-189

  Mashreky, S R ^a,c   Rahman, A ^a   Khan, T F ^b   Faruque, M ^b   Svanstrom L ^c   Rahman, F ^a,c  

^a Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

^b Centre for Medical Education   (Bangladesh)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Developing country; Hospital burden; Injury; RTI

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; ESTIMATION METHOD; INJURY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL IMPACT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY CONTROL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BANGLADESH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

BANGLADESH;

EID: 77952144374     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2010.01.004     Document Type: Article

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