Chemical assaults in Hong Kong: A 10-year review

Burns

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 651-653

  Young, R C ^a   Ho, W S ^a   Ying, S Y ^a   Burd, A ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Burn; Chemical assault; Chemical burn; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EYE BURN; FEMALE; HEAD; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK; SKIN SURGERY; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BURN UNITS; BURNS, CHEMICAL; EYE BURNS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0036843539     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(02)00096-7     Document Type: Article

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