Sex differences in interpersonal violence in Malawi: Analysis of a hospital-based trauma registry

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 2972-2978

  Kiser, Michelle ^a   Escamilla, Veronica ^b   Samuel, Jonathan ^a   Eichelberger, Kacey ^a   Mkwaila, Judith ^c   Cairns, Bruce ^a   Charles, Anthony ^a  

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

^b The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^c KAMUZU CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALAWI; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALAWI; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VIOLENCE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84890430504     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-013-2204-5     Document Type: Article

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