Injury characteristics and their association with clinical complications among emergency care patients in Tanzania

Injury characteristics and their association with clinical complications among emergency care patients in Tanzania

Background: Over 5 million people annually die from injuries and millions more sustain non-fatal injuries requiring medical care. Ninety percent of injury deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study describes the characteristics, predictors and outcomes of adult acute injury...

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Main Authors: Armand Zimmerman, Loren K. Barcenas, Msafiri Pesambili, Francis Sakita, Simon Mallya, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Lawrence Park, Blandina T. Mmbaga, Janet Prvu Bettger, Catherine A. Staton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:
Injury
Trauma
Emergency medicine
Emergency care
Tanzania
LMICs
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X22000672

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