Epidemiology of injuries, outcomes, and hospital resource utilisation at a tertiary teaching hospital in Lusaka, Zambia

African Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 115-122

  Seidenberg, Philip ^a,b   Cerwensky, Kathryn ^c   Brown, Rae Oranmore ^b   Hammond, Emily ^c   Mofu, Yona ^d   Lungu, James ^e   Mulla, Yakub ^b   Biemba, Godfrey ^c,e   Mowafi, Hani ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Zambia)

^e Zambia Center for Applied Health Research and Development   (Zambia)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Epidemiology; Injury; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; BLOOD; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE DURATION; FALLING; FATALITY; FEMALE; HIV TEST; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; INJURY SEVERITY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NEWBORN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; URBAN AREA; VITAL SIGN; X RAY; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84908073330     PISSN: 2211419X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2014.01.006     Document Type: Article

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