Fatal fires associated with smoking during long-term oxygen therapy - Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Oklahoma, 2000-2007

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 57, Issue 31, 2008, Pages 852-854

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ARTICLE; FIRE; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; MORTALITY; OXYGEN THERAPY; SMOKING; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; FIRES; HUMANS; MAINE; MASSACHUSETTS; NEW HAMPSHIRE; OKLAHOMA; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; SMOKING;

EID: 48949093376     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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