Burns
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 721-725 , September 2005

Etiology and outcome of pediatric burns in Tabriz, Iran

  • Hemmat Maghsoudi

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: The Sina Hospital, Azadi Sreet, P.O. Box 1548, Tabriz 5163639888, Iran. Tel.: +98 411 3302024; fax: +98 411 5412151.
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  • Naser Samnia

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PII: S0305-4179(05)00055-0

doi: 10.1016/j.burns.2005.02.003

Burns
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