Burns
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Pages 188-191 , March 2004

Late residual pulmonary sequel following kerosene burns

  • R.B Ahuja

      Affiliations

    • Department of Burns, Plastic, Maxillofacial and Microvascular Surgery, Lok Nayak Hospital and Associated Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi 110002, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • ,
  • S Bhattacharya

      Affiliations

    • Department of Burns, Plastic, Maxillofacial and Microvascular Surgery, Lok Nayak Hospital and Associated Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi 110002, India
    • ,
  • G.R Sethi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatrics, Lok Nayak Hospital and Associated Maulana Azad Medical College, New Delhi 110002, India

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PII: S0305-4179(03)00250-X

doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2003.09.007

Burns
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Pages 188-191 , March 2004

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