Epidemiology of burn injuries in South-Eastern Iran: A retrospective study

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1476-1481

  Ansari Moghaddam, Alireza ^a   Baghbanian, Abdolvahab ^a   Dogoonchi, Mitra ^a   Chooban, Bahram ^a   Mostaghim Roudi, Mahboobeh ^a   Torkfar, Ghazal ^b  

^a ZAHEDAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burn; Epidemiology; Intentional; Iran; Unintentional

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTRIC BURN; FEMALE; FIRE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCALD;

EID: 84888415889     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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