The pattern of death related to trauma cases presented to the emergency department of a tertiary university hospital

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 148-152

  Ab Rahman, Nik Hisamuddin Nik ^a   Mohd Hussain, Hardawani ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Deaths; Injuries; Injury scores; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEATH; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; UNIVERSITY;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84876905961     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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