Tap water scald burns in children

Injury Prevention

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 238-242

  Feldman, Kenneth W ^a   Schaller, Robert T ^a   Feldman, Janen A ^a   McMillon, Mollie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HISTORY; HUMAN; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; WATER SUPPLY;

BURNS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; TEMPERATURE; WASHINGTON; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0032172683     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.4.3.238     Document Type: Article

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