Child burn injury in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Results from a community survey

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 135-139

  Roman, Iwona M ^a   Lewis, Erin R ^a   Kigwangalla, Hamisi A ^a   Wilson, Michael L ^a  

^a Peercorps Trust Fund   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

burns; children; epidemiology; sub Saharan Africa; Tanzania; unintentional injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; POVERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; TANZANIA; URBAN POPULATION;

BURNS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; POVERTY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; TANZANIA; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84862210082     PISSN: 17457300     EISSN: 17457319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2011.628753     Document Type: Article

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