TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Hospital-based injury data in Malawi: strategies for data collection and feasibility of trauma scoring tools
JO  - Tropical doctor
A1  - Samuel, Jonathan C.
A1  - Akinkuotu, Adesola
A1  - Baloyi, Paul
A1  - Villaveces, Andrés
A1  - Charles, Anthony
A1  - Lee, Clara N.
A1  - Miller, William
A1  - Hoffman, Irving F.
A1  - Muyco, Arturo P.
SP  - 98
EP  - 99
VL  - 40
IS  - 2
N2  - Injury is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Utilizing a partnership between Kamuzu Central Hospital (KCH) and the University of North Carolina Departments of Surgery, we describe an approach to injury surveillance, examine the utility of trauma scoring systems, and outline steps necessary before such scoring systems can be reliably instituted in a resource-constrained setting.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0049-4755
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1258/td.2009.090009
ID  - ref1
ER  -