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Non-accidental broom sticks injury as a cause of post-neonatal tetanus
- Source :
- The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 34, Iss 143 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- The Pan African Medical Journal, 2019.
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Abstract
- Introduction: non accidental injury sustained following deliberate self-harm or inflicted by parents or caregivers for disciplinary, traditional and therapeutic measures have grave consequences including exposing the incompletely child to post neonatal tetanus. This contributes to the continuing high incidence of post neonatal tetanus in developing countries.
- Subjects :
- tetanus
broom stick injury
nigeria
Medicine
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English, French
- ISSN :
- 19378688
- Volume :
- 34
- Issue :
- 143
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- The Pan African Medical Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.36473e34a7d846cb84302d25649d3db5
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2019.34.143.20606