Open AccessDomestic accidental deaths in the Niger Delta region, Nigeria
Author(s) -
S.D. Seleye-Fubara,
AU Ekere
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
east african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.102
H-Index - 40
ISSN - 0012-835X
DOI - 10.4314/eamj.v80i12.8778
Subject(s) - medicine , accidental , coroner , public health , incidence (geometry) , niger delta , port harcourt , population , demography , pediatrics , environmental health , injury prevention , poison control , socioeconomics , delta , nursing , physics , engineering , sociology , acoustics , optics , aerospace engineering
Domestic accidental deaths constitute a public health burden in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. This study is aimed at highlighting this public health burden.