Emergency medicine in Paarl, South Africa: A cross-sectional descriptive study

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 143-150

  Hanewinckel, Rens ^a   Jongman, Henri P ^a   Wallis, Lee A ^b   Mulligan, Terrence M ^c  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Demographics; Emergency medicine; South Africa; Violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INJURY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 77958154478     PISSN: 18651372     EISSN: 18651380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12245-010-0185-9     Document Type: Article

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