Electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) battery-related burns presenting to US emergency departments, 2016

Injury Epidemiology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2018, Pages

  Corey, Catherine G ^a   Chang, Joanne T ^a   Rostron, Brian L ^a  

^a CENTER FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EDUCATION; ELECTRIC BURN; ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRUNK; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85047232934     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21971714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40621-018-0135-1     Document Type: Article

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