Epidemiology of scalds in vulnerable groups in New South Wales, Australia, 1998/1999 to 2002/2003

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 320-326

  Boufous, Soufiane ^a   Finch, Caroline ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCALD; TRUNK;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; WATER;

EID: 23044455315     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BCR.0000170501.03520.AC     Document Type: Article

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