Head injury triage in a sub Saharan African urban population

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 265-269

  Qureshi, Javeria S ^a,b   Ohm, Rebecka ^c   Rajala, Henrik ^c   Mabedi, Charles ^b   Sadr Azodi, Omid ^c   Andrén Sandberg, Åke ^c   Charles, Anthony G ^a  

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

^b KAMUZU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Africa; Glasgow Coma Score; Head injury; Malawi; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DEATH; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEAD INJURY; HEART RATE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAWI; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URBAN POPULATION; VITAL SIGN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; MALAWI; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRIAGE; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84875536838     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: 17439159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2013.01.011     Document Type: Article

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