Childhood burns in south eastern Nigeria

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 382-384

  Archibong, A E ^a   Antia, U E ^a   Udosen, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BURN; CHEMICAL BURN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; ELECTRIC BURN; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SCALD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND INFECTION;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0031433418     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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