Non-fatal burn is a major cause of illness: Findings from the largest community-based national survey in Bangladesh

Injury Prevention

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 397-402

  Mashreky, S R ^a,b   Rahman, A ^a   Chowdhury, S M ^a   Khan, T F ^c   Svanstrom L ^b   Rahman, F ^a,b  

^a Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh   (Bangladesh)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Centre for Medical Education   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BURN; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISABILITY; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HOME ACCIDENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY SCALE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; BANGLADESH; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COST OF ILLNESS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71749096584     PISSN: 13538047     EISSN: 14755785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ip.2009.022343     Document Type: Article

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