Etiology and outcome of burns in Tabriz, Iran: An analysis of 2963 cases

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-81

  Maghsoudi, Hemmat ^a,b   Pourzand, A ^a   Azarmir, G ^a  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Burns; Epidemiology; Etiology; Mortality

Indexed keywords

KEROSENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; FEMALE; FIRE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME ACCIDENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INHALATION INJURY; IRAN; LUNG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALD; SEX RATIO;

EID: 17144407590     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690509400118     Document Type: Article

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