Burn mortality in Bangladesh: Findings of national health and injury survey

Injury

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 507-510

  Mashreky, S R ^a,b   Rahman, A ^a   SvanstrOm L ^b   Khan, T F ^c   Rahman, F ^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; Low income country; Mortality

Indexed keywords

KEROSENE;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BANGLADESH; BURN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; KITCHEN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

ACCIDENTS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BANGLADESH; BURNS; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953701679     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.11.020     Document Type: Article

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