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Thoracic trauma in national hospital Abuja, Nigeria: The epidemiology, injury severity and initial management options

BACKGROUND: Trauma is the leading cause of death in individuals between the ages of 1 and 44 years and it is the third commonest cause of death regardless of age. Thoracic trauma is a relatively common cause of preventable death among trauma patients. The spectrum of injuries after blunt chest traum...

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Autores principales: Okoye, Onyedika Godfrey, Olaomi, Oluwole Olayemi, Adamu, Yahaya Baba, Anumenechi, Ndubisi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: African Federation for Emergency Medicine 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9852269/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36700166
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2022.12.002