Epidemiology of pediatric burn injuries in southern Turkey

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 327-330

  Tarim, Akin ^a,b   Nursal, Tarik Zafer ^a   Yildirim, Sedat ^a   Noyan, Turgut ^a   Moray, Gökhan ^a   Haberal, Mehmet ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Baskent Universitesi Adana Hastanesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC BURN; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PARAMETER; SCALD; SEASONAL VARIATION; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BURN UNITS; BURNS; BURNS, ELECTRIC; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TURKEY;

EID: 23044509936     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BCR.0000169899.53528.24     Document Type: Article

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