Injury characteristics and outcome of road traffic accident among victims at Adult Emergency Department of Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a prospective hospital based study
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Summary
This study showed diverse injury characteristics and high morbidity and mortality among the victims attending Adult Emergency Department of Tikur Anbessa specialized hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, reflecting that road traffic accident is a major public health problem.
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- article
- Published
- 2015-05-20
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- 121
- References
- 28
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- Open access
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Keywords
Medicine, Road traffic accident, Road traffic, Emergency department, Injury prevention
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