Gastrointestinal injuries from blunt abdominal trauma in children
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Gastrointestinal injuries from blunt abdominal trauma in children.
OBJECTIVE To determine the pattern, presentation and outcome of gastrointestinal injuries from blunt abdominal trauma in children. DESIGN A retrospective study. SETTING Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Nigeria. SUBJECTS Twenty one children managed for gastrointestinal injuries from blunt trauma from 1984-2002. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The pattern, presentation, management ...
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عنوان ژورنال: East African Medical Journal
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0012-835X
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v81i4.9154