Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8837317 | Surgery | 2017 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
These epidemiologic findings suggest that while road traffic injuries decreased and burn injuries increased at Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, there is a need for data that are population-based and not hospital based. If we could describe injuries accurately within the pediatric population of a city such as Cape Town, we could in turn use this data to strengthen the need for targeted interventions to address risk factors for pediatric injuries. Despite this, hospital-based data remain a powerful tool to study injuries in low and middle-income countries.
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Authors
Hadley K.H. MD, MPH, Abdulgafoor M. PhD, MHS, Patricia BA, Dorothy RN, Chiedza MPH, Alastair John MBChB, FRCS, FRSA, FRACS, FCS, DCH, Adnan A. MD, MPH, PhD, Arjan Bastiaan MBChB, MMed, MBA, FCS, PhD,