Burn prevention in Zambia: A targeted epidemiological approach

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-73

  Heard, Jason P ^a   Latenser, Barbara A ^b   Liao, Junlin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FIRST AID; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; ZAMBIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURNS; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; TEACHING MATERIALS; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84873803517     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e318268614c     Document Type: Article

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