Epidemiology of burns in a major referral hospital in Brunei Darussalam

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 124-127

  Pande, K C ^a   Ishak, H L ^a  

^a RIPAS HOSPITAL   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Burns; Epidemiology; Paediatric; Prevention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BRUNEI DARUSSALAM; BURN; BURN NURSING; CHILD; EXPLOSION; FEMALE; FIRE; FLAME; GENDER; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PUBLIC HEALTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRUNEI; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857180131     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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