Burn prevention programs for children in developing countries require urgent attention: A targeted literature review

Burns

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 164-175

  Parbhoo, Asha ^a   Louw, Q A ^b   Grimmer Somers, K ^c  

^a Red Cross Hospital   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Developed and developing countries; Evaluation; Paediatric burn prevention programs

Indexed keywords

BURN; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LAW; PREVALENCE; REVIEW;

BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREVALENCE; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 76549091239     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2009.06.215     Document Type: Review

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