Epidemiology of childhood burn: Yield of largest community based injury survey in Bangladesh

Burns

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 856-862

  Mashreky, S R ^a,b   Rahman, A ^a   Chowdhury, S M ^a   Giashuddin, S ^a   SvanstrOm L ^b   Linnan, M ^c   Shafinaz, S ^d   Uhaa, I J ^d   Rahman, F ^a,b  

^a Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Alliance for Safe Children   (Thailand)

^d UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Burn; Children; Epidemiology; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BURN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FATALITY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTERVIEW; KITCHEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PERIODICITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BANGLADESH; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 47649088008     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2007.09.009     Document Type: Article

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