Scalds in children caused by water from electrical kettles: Effect of prevention through information

Burns

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 420-424

  Sheller, Jeanet L P ^a   Thuesen, Benedikte ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Children; Electrical kettles; Prevention; Scalds

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENMARK; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCALD; SKIN GRAFT;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOKERY; DATA COLLECTION; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEAT; HUMANS; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0032142854     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(98)00040-0     Document Type: Article

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