PMID- 1750135
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19920121
LR  - 20041117
IS  - 0041-3232 (Print)
IS  - 0041-3232 (Linking)
VI  - 43
IP  - 1-2
DP  - 1991 Jan-Apr
TI  - The problem of trauma in Nigeria. Pattern as seen in a multicentre study.
PG  - 80-4
AB  - Between 1982 and 1984 a multicentre study of trauma was conducted at the 
      University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) and eight other hospitals receiving 
      patients from four states adjoining Kwara State of Nigeria. Average trauma 
      admissions ranged between 4.3 and 20.6% of total admissions while 2.4% of dam 
      construction workers sustained injuries. Peak trauma incidence and operations 
      occurred in the third decade of life, followed road traffic accidents (RTA's) and 
      involved males. Most outpatient trauma activity occurred on Saturdays while 
      trauma admissions were highest on Mondays and Wednesdays. Trauma mortalities in 
      the hospitals appeared to reflect severity of trauma encountered.
FAU - Odelowo, E O
AU  - Odelowo EO
AD  - University of Ilorin, Nigeria.
LA  - eng
PT  - Clinical Trial
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Multicenter Study
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Trop Geogr Med
JT  - Tropical and geographical medicine
JID - 0376231
SB  - IM
MH  - Accidents, Traffic/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Adolescent
MH  - Adult
MH  - Child
MH  - Child, Preschool
MH  - Data Collection
MH  - Developing Countries
MH  - Female
MH  - Humans
MH  - Infant
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Nigeria/epidemiology
MH  - Patient Admission/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Wounds and Injuries/*epidemiology/mortality
EDAT- 1991/01/01 00:00
MHDA- 1991/01/01 00:01
CRDT- 1991/01/01 00:00
PHST- 1991/01/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1991/01/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1991/01/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Trop Geogr Med. 1991 Jan-Apr;43(1-2):80-4.