Kitchen scalds and thermal burns in children five years and younger

Pediatrics

Volumn 115, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 10-16

  Drago, Dorothy A ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burns; Injury patterns; Injury prevention and control

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; BURN; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; KITCHEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOGENESIS; PEDIATRICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SCALD; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURFACE PROPERTY; UNITED STATES; AGE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HOME ACCIDENT; SAFETY; SEX RATIO;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; AGE FACTORS; BURNS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; COOKERY; COOKING AND EATING UTENSILS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 16844366483     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 00314005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2004-0249     Document Type: Article

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