The state of emergency care in the Republic of Kenya

African Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 160-165

  Wachira, Benjamin ^a   Martin, Ian B K ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Care; Development; Emergency; Kenya; Service

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFLUENZA; KENYA; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALARIA; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POPULATION DENSITY; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RURAL AREA; SKIN INFECTION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TUBERCULOSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84866502144     PISSN: 2211419X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2011.10.008     Document Type: Article

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