Uncovering the burden of intentional injuries among children and adolescents in the emergency department
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- 作者：Uzma Rahim Khan ; Butool Hisam ; Nukhba Zia ; Muhammad Umer Mir…
- 关键词：children ; adolescent ; intentional injuries ; Pakistan ; developing countries
- 刊名：BMC Emergency Medicine
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：December 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：15
- 期：2-supp
- 全文大小：341 KB
- 刊物主题：Emergency Medicine; Medicine/Public Health, general;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1471-227X
文摘
Introduction In low- and middle-income countries, injuries are a leading cause of mortality in children. Much work has been done in the context of unintentional injuries but there is limited knowledge about intentional injuries among children. The objective of this paper was to understand the characteristics of children with intentional injuries presenting to emergency departments in Pakistan.