Epidemiology of burn injuries in the East Mediterranean Region: A systematic review

BMC Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Othman, Nasih ^a   Kendrick, Denise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; BURN; CHILD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE EAST; MORTALITY; REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SOUTHERN EUROPE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BURNS; CHILD; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; MIDDLE EAST; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77649325382     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-10-83     Document Type: Article

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