Crash characteristics and injury patterns among commercial motorcycle users attending Kitale level IV district hospital, Kenya
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Crash characteristics and injury patterns among commercial motorcycle users attending Kitale level IV district hospital, Kenya
INTRODUCTION Motorcycle users involved in crashes are likely to die or be severely injured due to high frequency of head, chest and leg injuries. We carried out a descriptive cross sectional study to determine crash characteristics and injury patterns among motorcycle users attending Kitale district hospital, Kenya. METHODS Motorcycle trauma patients were recruited between 1(st) August 2013 a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pan African Medical Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1937-8688
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2014.19.296.4885