Epidemiology of outpatient burns in Tehran: An analysis of 4813 cases

Burns

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-113

  Taghavi, Morteza ^a   Rasouli, Mohammad R ^b   Boddouhi, Nosratollah ^c   Zarei, Mohammad Reza ^b,d   Khaji, Ali ^b   Abdollahi, Morteza ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Burn; Epidemiology; Iran; Outpatient; Tehran

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INFANT; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT; PHYSICIAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCALD; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; IRAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CLINICS, HOSPITAL; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72149098414     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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