Language barriers and paediatric burns: Does education make a difference?

Burns

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 482-486

  Livingston, A ^a   Holland, A J A ^a   Dickson, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

First aid; Language; Paediatric burns

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; BURN PATIENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FIRST AID; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; OUTCOME OF EDUCATION; PATIENT EDUCATION; REINFORCEMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SKIN GRAFT;

ADOLESCENT; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FIRST AID; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LANGUAGE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PARENTS; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 33646116815     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2005.11.007     Document Type: Article

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