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Prevalence of alcohol use among road traffic crash victims presenting to a Malawian Central Hospital: A cross-sectional study

Mads Sundeta Department of Orthopedics, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway;b Institute of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Chifundo Kajomboc Department of Surgery, Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, MalawiView further author information
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Gift Mulimac Department of Surgery, Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, MalawiORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8367-0779View further author information
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Stig Tore Bogstrandd Department of Forensic Sciences, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway;e Institute of Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8497-9014View further author information
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Carlos Varelac Department of Surgery, Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi;f College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Lilongwe, MalawiORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6098-9506View further author information
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Sven Youngc Department of Surgery, Kamuzu Central Hospital, Lilongwe, Malawi;f College of Medicine, University of Malawi, Lilongwe, Malawi;g Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8167-2065View further author information
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Asbjørg S. Christophersenh Department of International Public Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, NorwayView further author information
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Hallvard Gjerded Department of Forensic Sciences, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1465-3128View further author information
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Pages 527-532 | Received 30 Apr 2020, Accepted 02 Sep 2020, Published online: 16 Oct 2020

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