Epidemiology of burn injuries: Highlighting cultural and socio-demographic aspects

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 505-511

  Dissanaike, Sharmila ^a   Rahimi, Maham ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUEL;

BURN; CHEMICAL BURN; COMORBIDITY; COOKING; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCALD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURNS; BURNS, CHEMICAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 70450194825     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09540260903340865     Document Type: Review

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