A five-year review of burn injuries in Irrua

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Dongo, Andrew E ^a   Irekpita, Eshobo E ^a   Oseghale, Lilian O ^a   Ogbebor, Charles E ^a   Iyamu, Christopher E ^a   Onuminya Sr , John E ^a  

^a IRRUA SPECIALIST TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

KEROSENE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; DATA EXTRACTION; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPLOSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NIGERIA; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBURBAN AREA; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; HOME ACCIDENT; HONEY; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXPLOSIONS; FEMALE; HONEY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KEROSENE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 37849033849     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-7-171     Document Type: Article

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