Analysis of traumatic injuries presenting to a referral hospital emergency department in Moshi, Tanzania

International Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Casey, Erica R ^a,b   Muro, Florida ^c   Thielman, Nathan M ^a,b   Maya, Elifuraha ^c   Ossmann, Eric W ^a   Hocker, Michael B ^a   Gerardo, Charles J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KILIMANJARO CHRISTIAN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Emergency medicine; Injuries; Motor vehicles; World health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEMATOPNEUMOTHORAX; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIMB INJURY; LUNG CONTUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NECK INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKULL FRACTURE; TANZANIA; THORAX INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 84865208317     PISSN: 18651372     EISSN: 18651380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1865-1380-5-28     Document Type: Review

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