The Modern Treatment of Burns and Scalds
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Hot water burns in Cape Town.
Scalds are common in South Africa and accounted for 21.6 per cent of the admissions to the Burns Unit of the University of Cape Town. Two hundred and forty adult patients (160 males, 80 females) with a mean age of 34.2 years were admitted for treatment of scalds between 1985 and June 1992. One hundred and thirteen sustained their scalds accidentally while 127 patients were assaulted with hot wa...
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دوره 71 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1936