Intentional injuries among Ugandan youth: A trauma registry analysis

Injury Prevention

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 333-336

  Mutto, Milton ^a,c   Lett, Ronald ^b   Lawoko, Stephen ^c   Nansamba, Catherine ^c   Svanstrom, Leif ^c  

^a Pincer Group International Ltd   (Uganda)

^b Canadian Network for International Surgery   (Canada)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UGANDA; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TRAUMA CENTERS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; UGANDA; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958093396     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2008.020495     Document Type: Article

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