Injury from fireworks and firecrackers during holidays

Harefuah

Volumn 143, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 698-701

  Zohar, Z ^a   Waksman, I ^a   Stolero, J ^a   Volpin, G ^a   Sacagiu, E ^a   Eytan, A ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Firecrackers; Fireworks; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARAB; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; LEISURE; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ARABS; BURNS; CHILD; FEMALE; HOLIDAYS; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 16644367098     PISSN: 00177768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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