Paediatric abdominal trauma
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Challenges of managing paediatric abdominal trauma in a Nigerian setting.
BACKGROUND The management of abdominal trauma (particularly blunt trauma) has undergone tremendous revolution in the last 30 years with significant reduction in morbidity and mortality in developed countries. The aim of this report is to highlight the challenges of managing abdominal trauma in children in Nigeria based on our experience in Zaria, northern Nigeria. METHOD This is a retrospecti...
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عنوان ژورنال: Postgraduate Medical Journal
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0032-5473
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.77.909.e2