A global plan for burn prevention and care

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 87, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 802-803

  Peck, Michael ^a   Molnar, Joseph ^b   Swart, Dehran ^c  

^a MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Paraffin Safety Association of Southern Africa   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; INJURY; MORTALITY RISK; SOCIAL EXCLUSION; SURVIVAL;

BURN; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN INJURY; SOCIAL CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BURNS; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE; PUBLIC POLICY; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORLD HEALTH;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70350225830     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.08.059733     Document Type: Short Survey

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