Social and economic factors associated with the risk of burn injury

Burns

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 958-965

  Edelman, Linda S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn; Fire; Injury; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

BURN; CROWDING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ETHNICITY; FAMILY LIFE; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; INCOME; OCCUPATION; POPULATION RISK; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

BURNS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 35948967605     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2007.05.002     Document Type: Review

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