Optimizing burn treatment in developing low- and middle-income countries with limited health care resources (part 3)

Annals of Burns and Fire Disasters

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 13-18

  Atiyeh, B ^a   Masellis, A ^b   Conte, F ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b Civic Hospital   (Italy)

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EID: 77957813444     PISSN: 11211539     EISSN: 15929566     Source Type: Journal    
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