Firework injuries presenting to a national burn's unit

Irish Medical Journal

Volumn 97, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 244-245

  Jones, D ^a   Lee, W ^a   Rea, S ^a   O'Donnell, M ^a   Eadie, P A ^a  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEBRIDEMENT; FACE BURN; FEMALE; FINGER AMPUTATION; FIRE; HAND BURN; HAND SURGERY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRELAND; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; POPULATION RISK; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; SAFETY; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; AGE DISTRIBUTION; EXPLOSION; HAND INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; LEISURE; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXPLOSIONS; FEMALE; HAND INJURIES; HOLIDAYS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 16544384777     PISSN: 03323102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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