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Causes, trends and severity of musculoskeletal injuries in Ghana

BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal [MSK] injuries are common causes of long-term pain and physical disability which affect many people worldwide. The economic and social impacts on the individual, society and national health systems are enormous making a matter of public health concern. Therefore, this stu...

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Autores principales:	Torgbenu, Eric Lawer, Nakua, Emmanuel K., Kyei, Henry, Badu, Eric, Opoku, Maxwell Peprah
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2017
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5553586/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28800763 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12891-017-1709-8

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