Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 212-216 , May 2010

Injury Surveillance in a Central Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda

  • Etienne Nsereko, M. Curationis
    • ,
  • Petra Brysiewicz, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationFor correspondence, write: Petra Brysiewicz, PhD, School of Nursing, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4041, South Africa

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doi: 10.1016/j.jen.2009.07.020

Journal of Emergency Nursing
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 212-216 , May 2010

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