Burn injuries among infants and toddlers in the United States, 1997-2002

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 259-267

  Hammig, Bart J ^a   Ogletree, Roberta J ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Burns; Children; Unintentional injury

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; BURN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AMBULATORY CARE; BURNS; CAUSALITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646546355     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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