Burn prevention mechanisms and outcomes: Pitfalls, failures and successes

Burns

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 181-193

  Atiyeh, Bishara S ^a   Costagliola, Michel ^b   Hayek, Shady N ^c  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Active prevention; Burn prevention; Passive prevention; Prevention campaign

Indexed keywords

BURN; ETHNICITY; FAMILY LIFE; FIRE PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PREVALENCE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SCALD; SOCIAL STATUS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BURNS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; RISK MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 58849104362     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2008.06.002     Document Type: Review

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