Self-inflicted burns fatalities in Manipal, India

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-30

  Mohanty, Manoj Kumar ^a   Arun, M ^b   Monteiro, Francis N P ^b   Palimar, Vikram ^b  

^a Dr Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation   (India)

^b KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BURN; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FIRE PROTECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 14844341351     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmmsl.45.1.27     Document Type: Article

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