Adult burn injuries due to domestic barbeques in New South Wales

Burns

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1002-1005

  Khalessi, A ^a   Maitz, P ^a   Haertsch, P ^a   Kennedy, P ^a  

^a Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barbeque burns; Causes; Complications; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BURN; CAMPING; FEMALE; FIRE; HOME ACCIDENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTUBATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BODY SURFACE AREA; BURNS; FACIAL INJURIES; FEMALE; FIRES; HAND INJURIES; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW SOUTH WALES; PREVALENCE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 50949103991     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2008.01.021     Document Type: Article

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