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Psychosocial Determinents of Burn Victims
Burn incidents are one of the major causes of mortality and severe morbidity in the modern day world. Objective: The study objectives were to study the relationship between the psychosocial factors and burn incidents in the population and to identify the most important predictors of burn incidents while controlling the other factors studied. Design: A case-control study Place and Duration of St...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: AAOHN Journal
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0891-0162
DOI: 10.1177/216507999804600405