Are paediatric burns more common in asylum seekers? An analysis of paediatric burn admissions

Burns

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 242-245

  Dempsey, M P ^a   Orr, D J A ^a  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Asylum seekers; Burns; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CHEMICAL BURN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC BURN; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IRELAND; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALD;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; BODY SURFACE AREA; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; IRELAND; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; REFUGEES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 32044450362     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2005.09.004     Document Type: Article

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