Epidemiology of burns in Bergen, Norway

Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 225-229

  Hove, Leiv M ^a   Lindtjørn, Bernt ^b  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Burns; Epidemiology; Norway

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HOME; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; NEWBORN; NORWAY; OUTPATIENT; SCALD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THERMAL INJURY;

EID: 0032768947     PISSN: 02844311     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02844319950159497     Document Type: Article

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