Pediatric burn injuries
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Burn injuries in pediatric population.
Burn injuries constitute a major concern in the pediatric age group with respect to morbidity and mortality particularly in children in developing countries. Burn injuries represent an extremely stressful experience for both the burn victims as well as their families. Burn injuries are least explored areas among other injuries in Nepal. We do not have any data on childhood burn injuries and thi...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Critical Illness and Injury Science
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2229-5151
DOI: 10.4103/2229-5151.100889