Epidemiology of pediatric injury in Malawi: Burden of disease and implications for prevention

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 611-617

  Kiser, Michelle M ^a,c   Samuel, Jonathan C ^a   McLean, Sean E ^a   Muyco, Arturo P ^b   Cairns, Bruce A ^a,c   Charles, Anthony G ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA PROJECT   (Malawi)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Global; Injury; Malawi; Pediatric; Trauma; Undeveloped

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BURN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; NEWBORN; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALAWI; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84870747513     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2012.10.004     Document Type: Article

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