A systematic review of the epidemiology of unintentional burn injuries in South Asia

Journal of Public Health (United Kingdom)

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 384-396

  Golshan, Ashkan ^a   Patel, Cyra ^a   Hyder, Adnan A ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

burns; injuries; South Asia; unintentional burns

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BURN; CHILD; ELECTRIC BURN; FEMALE; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; PAKISTAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA; STATISTICS; UNINTENTIONAL BURNS; YOUNG ADULT;

BURNS; INJURIES; SOUTH ASIA; UNINTENTIONAL BURNS;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; BANGLADESH; BURNS; BURNS, ELECTRIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SRI LANKA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883486410     PISSN: 17413842     EISSN: 17413850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fds102     Document Type: Article

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