Analysis of prospective trauma registry data in francophone Africa: A pilot study from cameroon

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 2534-2542

  Juillard, Catherine J ^a,b,f   Stevens, Kent A ^a   Monono, Martin Ekeke ^c   Mballa, Georges Alain Etoundi ^d   Ngamby, Marquise Kouo ^e   McGreevy, Jolion ^a   Cryer, Gill ^b   Hyder, Adnan A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^d YAOUNDÉ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Cameroon)

^e Ministry of Health   (Cameroon)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BITES AND STINGS; CAMEROON; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FALLING; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UTILIZATION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BITES AND STINGS; CAMEROON; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939889964     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-014-2604-1     Document Type: Article

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