Development of a trauma and emergency database in Kigali, Rwanda;Développement d'une base de données sur les traumatismes et les urgences à Kigali, Rwanda

African Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 185-190

  Kearney, Alexis S ^a   Kabeja, Lise M ^b   George, Naomi ^a   Karim, Naz ^a   Aluisio, Adam R ^a   Mutabazi, Zeta ^b   Uwitonze, Jean Eric ^c   Nyinawankusi, Jeanne D'Arc ^c   Byiringiro, Jean Claude ^b   Levine, Adam C ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RWANDA   (Rwanda)

^c Rwanda Ministry of Health   (Rwanda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION CENTER; INJURY; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RWANDA;

EID: 85001013365     PISSN: 2211419X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.afjem.2016.10.002     Document Type: Article

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