Changing Patterns in electrical burn injuries in a developing country: Should prevention programs focus on the rural population?

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 931-934

  Patil, Surendra B ^a   Khare, Nishant Anil ^a   Jaiswal, Sumeet ^a   Jain, Arvind ^a   Chitranshi, Anurag ^a   Math, Mahantesh ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ELECTRIC BURN; ELECTRIC INJURY; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN AREA;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURNS, ELECTRIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INDIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 78649328170     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3181f93924     Document Type: Article

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