Impact of a modern firefighting protective uniform on the incidence and severity of burn injuries in New York city firefighters

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 469-479

  Prezant, David J ^a,b   Kelly, Kerry J ^a,c   Malley, Kevin S ^a   Karwa, Manoj L ^b   McLaughlin, Mary T ^a   Hirschorn, Robin ^a   Brown, Audrey ^a  

^a Government of New york   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c STATEN ISLAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ARTICLE; BURN; DISEASE SEVERITY; FIRE FIGHTER; HEAT STROKE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG BURN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN GRAFT; STANDARD; TEXTILE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; BURNS; FEMALE; FIRES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0033045062     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-199906000-00013     Document Type: Article

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