Incidence of hot tap water scalds after the introduction of regulations in Ontario

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 243-248

  Clouatre, Elsa ^a   Pinto, Ruxandra ^b   Banfield, Joanne ^b   Jeschke, Marc G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOT WATER; TAP WATER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME ACCIDENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LAW; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RESPONSIBILITY; SCALD; SCHOOL CHILD; WATER TEMPERATURE;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO;

EID: 84876279578     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0b013e3182789057     Document Type: Article

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