Fire walking in Singapore: A profile of the burn patient

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-134

  Sayampanathan, S R E ^a,b   Ngim, R C K ^a   Foo, C L ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b Changi Hospital   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Burns; Feet; Fire walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ERYTHEMA; FIRE; FOOT; FOOT INJURY; HUMAN; INDIAN; MALE; SINGAPORE;

ADULT; BURNS; CEREMONIAL BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FIRES; FOOT INJURIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; SINGAPORE; WALKING;

EID: 0030997992     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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