Epidemiological study of 3341 burns patients during three years in Tehran, Iran

Burns

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 49-53

  Lari, Abdolaziz Rastegar ^a   Alaghehbandan, Reza ^a   Nikui, Rahmatollah ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Burns; Epidemiology; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PATIENT EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 0033990816     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(99)00102-3     Document Type: Article

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