Epidemiology of injuries presenting to the national hospital in Kampala, Uganda: Implications for research and policy

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 165-172

  Hsia, Renee Y ^a   Ozgediz, Doruk ^b   Mutto, Milton ^c   Jayaraman, Sudha ^a   Kyamanywa, Patrick ^d   Kobusingye, Olive C ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Department of Surgery ^*  (Canada)

^c Injury Control Center Uganda   (Uganda)

^d UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Developing country; Injuries; Road traffic; Trauma; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULANCE; ARTICLE; BLUNT TRAUMA; CHILD; DATA BASE; DRIVER; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PEDESTRIAN; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UGANDA;

EID: 77958151734     PISSN: 18651372     EISSN: 18651380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12245-010-0200-1     Document Type: Article

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