Pattern of childhood burn injuries and their management outcome at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 4, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Chalya, Phillipo L ^a   Mabula, Joseph B ^a   Dass, Ramesh M ^a   Giiti, Geofrey ^a   Chandika, Alphonce B ^a   Kanumba, Emmanuel S ^a   Gilyoma, Japhet M ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND ALLIED SCIENCES   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Childhood burn injuries; Management outcome; Patterns; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 80655141646     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-485     Document Type: Article

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