Burns: The epidemiological pattern, risk and safety awareness at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 83, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 455-460

  Ndiritu, S ^a   Ngumi, Z W W ^b   Nyaim, O ^b  

^a Maralal District Hospital   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

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EID: 33845223394     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/eamj.v83i8.9462     Document Type: Article

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