Self-Inflicted Burns in Soldiers: The Singapore Experience.
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Introduction: Burns are one of the most devastating of injuries, resulting in various consequences such as physical impairment as well as mental effects. At the Singapore General Hospital Burns Centre, a wide variety of burn injuries is seen annually. Our study looked at a unique group of patients; analysing the characteristics and outcome of burn wounds among conscripted Singaporean soldiers admitted in 2013 to our centre.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Annals of plastic surgery
دوره 75 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015