The changing pattern of pediatric burns

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 178-184

  Abeyasundara, Sandun L ^a,b,c   Rajan, Vasant ^a,b,c   Lam, Lawrence ^b   Harvey, John G ^a,b,c   Holland, Andrew J A ^a,b,c  

^a Burns Unit   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CHEMICAL BURN; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; ELECTRIC BURN; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUNBURN;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INPATIENTS; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; PEDIATRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 79952450964     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e31820aada8     Document Type: Article

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