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The burden of trauma presenting to the government referral hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone: An observational study

INTRODUCTION: Trauma accounts for a significant proportion of the global burden of disease, with highest mortality rates seen in Africa. This epidemic is predicted to increase with urbanisation and an aim of the Sustainable Development Goals is to reduce deaths and trauma caused by road accidents. D...

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Autores principales: Bundu, Ibrahim, Lowsby, Richard, Vandy, Hassan P., Kamara, Suleiman P., Jalloh, Abdul Malik, Scott, Christella O.S., Beynon, Fenella
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: African Federation for Emergency Medicine 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6440925/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30976495
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2018.07.008