Self-inflicted burns: A sporadic phenomenon

Burns

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 833-835

  Rashid, Abid ^a,b   Gowar, John P ^a  

^a SELLY OAK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ULSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lunar cycle; Self inflicted burns; Sporadic

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; COSMOS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEASON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURNS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOON; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 8844254822     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2004.05.014     Document Type: Article

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