Beach and campfire burns: A site of pleasure and tragedy

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 184-189

  Fraga, Andrea M A ^a   Fraga, Gustavo P ^a   Noordenbos, John ^a   Tenenhaus, Mayer ^a   Castle, Shanon ^a   Bhavsar, Dhaval ^a   Lee, Jeanne G ^a   Coimbra, Raul ^a   Potenza, Bruce M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARCOAL;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BURN; BUTTOCK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE REGISTRY; FATALITY; FEMALE; FIRE; HAND INJURY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SEVERITY; LENGTH OF STAY; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEASHORE; SUICIDE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORAX INJURY;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BATHING BEACHES; BURNS; CAMPING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FIRES; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75649146197     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181c7ed46     Document Type: Article

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