Patterns of burn injury in the preambulatory infant

Burns

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 118-122

  Burlinson, Clare E G ^a   Wood, Fiona M ^a,b,c,d   Rea, Suzanne M ^a,d  

^a ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Burns Service of Western Australia   (Australia)

^d PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burns; First aid; Infant

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY SURFACE; BURN; BURN UNIT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FIRST AID; FOLLOW UP; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HOME ACCIDENT; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PARENT COUNSELING; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR; SCALD; SUNBURN;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; BURNS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MALE; PARENTS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 58149112475     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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