The epidemiology of childhood injury in Maputo, Mozambique

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 157-163

  De Sousa Petersburgo, Delmira ^a   Keyes, Christine E ^b   Wright, David W ^b   Click, Lorie A ^b   Sasser, Scott M ^b   Macleod, Jana B A ^b  

^a EDUARDO MONDLANE UNIVERSITY   (Mozambique)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Childhood; Injury; Mozambique; Pediatric; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HOME; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOZAMBIQUE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PEDESTRIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 77958153941     PISSN: 18651372     EISSN: 18651380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12245-010-0182-z     Document Type: Article

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