Patterns of injury at two university teaching hospitals in Rwanda: Baseline injury epidemiology using the rwanda injury registry

Rwanda Medical Journal

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 5-8

  Petroze, R T ^a   Mumararungu, A ^b   Ndayiragije, V ^b   Ntakiyiruta, G ^b   Kyamanywa, P ^b   Reid, J ^c   Calland, J F ^a   Byiringiro, Jean Claude ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d Department of Accident and Emergency Kiagli University Teaching Hospital   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

Injuries; Injury registry; Outcomes; Patterns; Road traffic accident; Road traffic crashes; Trauma registry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922022732     PISSN: 2079097X     EISSN: 24108626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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