A global study of hospitalized paediatric burn patients

Burns

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 432-438

  Burd, Andrew ^a   Yuen, Christina ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Global; Incidence; Paediatric burns

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; ASIA; BURN; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD INJURY; DATA BASE; EUROPE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MIDDLE EAST; POPULATION RESEARCH; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

BURNS; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 19444365533     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2005.02.016     Document Type: Article

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