Medical demographics in sub-Saharan Africa: Does the proportion of elderly patients in accident and emergency units mirror life expectancy trends?

Thomas R. Wojda; Kristine Cornejo; Pamela L. Valenza; Gregory Carolan; Richard P. Sharpe; Alaa Eldin A. Mira; Sagar C. Galwankar; Stanislaw Peter Stawicki

doi:10.4103/0974-2700.185278

Medical demographics in sub-Saharan Africa: Does the proportion of elderly patients in accident and emergency units mirror life expectancy trends?

Thomas R. Wojda
, Kristine Cornejo
, Pamela L. Valenza
, Gregory Carolan
, Richard P. Sharpe
, Alaa Eldin A. Mira
, Sagar C. Galwankar
, Stanislaw Peter Stawicki

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	122-125
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock
Volume	9
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.185278
State	Published - Jul 1 2016

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Wojda, T. R., Cornejo, K., Valenza, P. L., Carolan, G., Sharpe, R. P., Mira, A. E. A., Galwankar, S. C., & Stawicki, S. P. (2016). Medical demographics in sub-Saharan Africa: Does the proportion of elderly patients in accident and emergency units mirror life expectancy trends? Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, 9(3), 122-125. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-2700.185278

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