Fatal and nonfatal firearm injuries in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: a hospital-based retrospective descriptive cohort study assessing correlates of adult mortality

Fatal and nonfatal firearm injuries in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: a hospital-based retrospective descriptive cohort study assessing correlates of adult mortality

Abstract Introduction The Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been the battleground for multiple armed conflicts, resulting in many fatal and nonfatal firearm injuries (F&NFFIs). Chronic insecurity has stressed the health system’s resources and created barriers to seeking, reaching, a...

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Main Authors: Paul Munguakonkwa Budema, Roméo Bujiriri Murhega, Tshibambe Nathanael Tshimbombu, Georges Kuyigwa Toha, Fabrice Gulimwentuga Cikomola, Paterne Safari Mudekereza, Léon-Emmanuel Mubenga, Ghislain Maheshe-Balemba, Darck Cubaka Badesire, Ulrick Sidney Kanmounye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Barriers to care
Conflict
Democratic Republic of Congo
Firearm injury
Survival
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-021-00506-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-021-00506-3

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