Open AccessAdmissions for injury at a rural hospital in Ghana: implications for prevention in the developing world.
Author(s) -
Charles Mock,
Ellis S. Adzotor,
Donna M. Denno,
Elizabeth Conklin,
Frederick P. Rivara
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.85.7.927
Subject(s) - medicine , injury prevention , developing country , poison control , occupational safety and health , suicide prevention , rural area , environmental health , population , medical emergency , pathology , economics , economic growth
Strategies for injury prevention have been extensively studied in developed nations but not in the developing world. This study sought to determine which mechanisms of injury were common in a rural developing area and which were important contributors to mortality and disability.