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Glass injuries seen in the emergency department of a South African district hospital

BACKGROUND: The emergency department of Embhuleni Hospital frequently manages patients with glass-related injuries. This study assessed these injuries and the glass that caused them in more detail. AIM: The objectives of our study included determining the type of glass causing these injuries and des...

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Autores principales:	Nzaumvila, Doudou, Govender, Indiran, Kramer, Efraim B.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	AOSIS OpenJournals 2015
Materias:	Original Research
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4656924/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26466399 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v7i1.886

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