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Determinants of emergency department disposition of patients with traumatic brain injury in Uganda: results from a registry

BACKGROUND: Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are a common cause of emergency department (ED) visits and hospital admissions in Kampala, Uganda. The objective of this study was to assess determinants of ED discharge disposition based on patient demographic and injury characteristics. Four ED outcomes...

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Autores principales:	Mehmood, Amber, Zia, Nukhba, Kobusingye, Olive, Namaganda, Rukia H, Ssenyonjo, Hussein, Kiryabwire, Joel, Hyder, Adnan A
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BMJ Publishing Group 2018
Materias:	4th World Trauma Congress Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6307611/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30623029 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/tsaco-2018-000253

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