Determinants of childhood burns in rural Bangladesh: A nested case-control study

Health Policy

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 226-230

  Mashreky, Saidur R ^a,b   Rahman, Aminur ^a   Khan, Tabassum F ^c   Svanström, Leif ^b   Rahman, Fazlur ^a,b  

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

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Centre for Medical Education   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Burn; Case control study; Low income country; Prevention; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

KEROSENE;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BURN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; KITCHEN; NUCLEAR FAMILY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; BURNS; INTERVIEW; MOTHER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION;

BANGLADESH; BURNS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 77954458839     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.02.004     Document Type: Article

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