Paediatric friction hand injuries caused by domestic vacuum cleaners - A review from one unit

Burns

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 714-716

  Grob, M ^a   Josty, I C ^a   Soldin, M G ^a   Dickson, W A ^a  

^a MORRISTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Friction; Hand injuries; Vacuum cleaners

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE ACETATE; DUODERM;

ARTICLE; BURN DRESSING; DEVICE; FRICTION; HAND BURN; HAND INJURY; HUMAN; SKIN GRAFT; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 0141992745     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(03)00072-X     Document Type: Article

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