A case review of patients presenting to Royal North Shore Hospital, with hair removal wax burns between January and November 2006

Burns

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 254-256

  Zoumaras, Jack ^a   Kwei, Johnny Sheng Sun ^a   Vandervord, John ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burns; Hair removal wax; Wax

Indexed keywords

WAX;

ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CHILD; FEMALE; HAIR REMOVAL; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WAXES;

EID: 38549099184     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2007.03.018     Document Type: Article

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