Pediatric electrical injuries: A review of 38 consecutive patients

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1233-1237

  Çelik, Ahmet ^a   Ergün, Orkan ^a   Özok, Geylani ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

burn; electrical injury; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

METAL;

ADOLESCENT; AMPUTATION; BODY SURFACE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CLIMBING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRIC ACCIDENT; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRIC INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGHTNING; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRICS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 3843129556     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2004.04.004     Document Type: Article

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