P1-536 Epidemiology of paediatric burn injuries in Shiraz, Iran in 2009
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0143-005X
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2011.142976h.24