Burn injuries related to liquefied petroleum gas-powered cars

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 897-901

  Bozkurt, Mehmet ^a   Kulahci, Yalcin ^b   Zor, Fatih ^c   Kapi, Emin ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Military Hospital   (Turkey)

^c GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BURN; CAR; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEBRIDEMENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPITHELIZATION; EXPLOSION; FEMALE; GRAFT PERFUSION; HUMAN; INHALATION; INJURY SEVERITY; MALE; TANK; WOUND HEALING;

ADULT; AUTOMOBILES; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXPLOSIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PETROLEUM; TURKEY;

EID: 57149102302     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e31818b9e29     Document Type: Article

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