Predictors of death from chest trauma in a resource- poor community in Southwestern Nigeria

Predictors of death from chest trauma in a resource- poor community in Southwestern Nigeria

Background: Injuries to the chest are usually associated with increased mortality as compared with injuries to other regions of the body due to significant respiratory and hemodynamic disturbances. We aimed at determining the predictors of mortality in thoracic trauma patients in lle Ife, Nigeria. M...

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Main Authors: U Onakpoya, A B Ogunrombi, F J Owotade, A S Oyenusi, M H Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:Sahel Medical Journal
Online Access:http://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2010;volume=13;issue=3;spage=135;epage=140;aulast=Onakpoya;type=0

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