Car radiatior burns: A prevention issue

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 452-455

  Rabbitts, Angela ^a,b   Alden, Nicole E ^a   Conlin, Tara ^a   Yurt, Roger W ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; BURN; CAR; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LAW; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUMMER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AUTOMOBILES; BURNS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4744372707     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BCR.0000138292.02559.A1     Document Type: Article

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