Landmarks in burn prevention

Burns

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 422-434

  Liao, Ching Chuan ^a   Rossignol, Annette MacKay ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn; Prevention

Indexed keywords

BURN; ELECTRIC BURN; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; PATIENT EDUCATION; POVERTY; REVIEW; SAFETY; SCALD; STRESS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BURNS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CROWDING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FAMILY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; POVERTY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0034257185     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(00)00026-7     Document Type: Review

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