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Fall injuries in Sub-Saharan Africa: analysis of prospective injury registry from 23 health facilities in Malawi and Tanzania

BACKGROUND: Low-and middle-income countries account for over 80% of fall-related fatalities globally. However there is little emphasis on the issue and limited high quality data to understand the burden, and to inform preventive and management strategies. We characterise the burden of fall injuries...

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Autores principales:	Sawe, Hendry R., Mulwafu, Wakisa, Chokotho, Linda, Croke, Kevin, Chamanga, Rachel, Mohammed, Meyhar, Bertfelt, Jonna, Ndumwa, Harrieth P., Mfinanga, Juma A., Milusheva, Sveta
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2023
Materias:	Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10088193/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37038112 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12873-023-00805-x

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