Epidemiological analysis of trauma patients following the Lushan earthquake

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Zhang, Li ^a   Zhao, Minggang ^b   Fu, Wenhao ^b   Gao, Xinqiang ^b   Shen, Ji ^c   Zhang, Zuyun ^c   Xian, Ming ^c   Jiao, Yunzhi ^c   Jiang, Jian ^c   Wang, Jinqian ^c   Gao, Guomin ^d   Tang, Bin ^d   Chen, Liang ^d   Li, Weimin ^e   Zhou, Changhua ^f   Deng, Shaoping ^g   Gu, Jianwen ^h   Zhang, Dong ^a   Zheng, Ying ^a   Chen, Xiangmei ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b Pharmacopoeia Commission of the People's Republic of China   (China)

^c Health and Family Planning Commission of Sichuan Province   (China)

^d Department of Health United Logistic Ministry Chengdu Military Region   (China)

^e SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f Public Health Bureau of Yaan City   (China)

^g SICHUAN PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

^h CHENGDU MILITARY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CALCANEUS FRACTURE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHINA; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; FOOT FRACTURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INJURY; LEG FRACTURE; LIMB DEFECT; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS FRACTURE; PREVALENCE; REHABILITATION CARE; SKIN INJURY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; THORAX INJURY; VERY ELDERLY; CLINICAL TRIAL; FALLING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; EARTHQUAKES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84901325174     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097416     Document Type: Article

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