The pattern of paediatric burn injuries in Southwestern, Saudi Arabia

West African Journal of Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 294-299

  Al Shehri, M ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Burn; Children; Pattern; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARM; ARTICLE; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CHEMICAL INJURY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRIC INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; SCALD; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; THORAX;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGE FACTORS; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAUDI ARABIA; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 14244259370     PISSN: 0189160X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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