Epidemiology of domestic chemical burns in Saudi Arabia

Burns

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 376-378

  Pitkanen, J ^a   Al Qattan, M M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Burns; Chemical; Epidemiology; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ACID; ALKALI; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BURN; CHILD; CLEANING; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HERB; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PROPHYLAXIS; SAUDI ARABIA; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 0035371610     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(00)00126-1     Document Type: Article

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