Injury surveillance in a central hospital in Kigali, Rwanda

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 212-216

  Nsereko, Etienne ^a   Brysiewicz, Petra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^b University of KwaZulu Natal Faculty of Health Sciences   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Injury; Injury profile; Rwanda

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RWANDA; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); EMERGENCY NURSING; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RWANDA; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952674834     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: 15272966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2009.07.020     Document Type: Article

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