Hospital-based injury data from level III institution in Cameroon: Retrospective analysis of the present registration system

Injury

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 139-143

  Chichom Mefire, Alain ^a   Etoundi Mballa, Georges Alain ^b   Azabji Kenfack, Marcel ^b   Juillard, Catherine ^c   Stevens, Kent ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BUEA   (Cameroon)

^b YAOUNDÉ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Cameroon)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Johns Hopkins Department of Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing country; Hospital based data; Injury; Trauma registry

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAMEROON; DISEASE REGISTRY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VITAL SIGN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAMEROON; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT DISCHARGE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RECORDS AS TOPIC; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84870714328     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: 18790267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2011.10.026     Document Type: Article

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