Assault by burning - A reappraisal

Burns

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 471-474

  Ho, W S ^a   Ying, S Y ^a   Chan, H H ^a   Chow, C M ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Assault by burning; Higher mortality; Larger burn size

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASSAULT; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG BURN; MALE; MORTALITY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BURN UNITS; BURNS; BURNS, CHEMICAL; EYE INJURIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0034939956     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(00)00159-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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