Scalds and the hazards of hair braiding – The first UK series from a paediatric tertiary burns centre
Introduction: Hair braiding is a popular method of hair styling thought to date as far back as 500BC. One of the techniques involves the use of hot water to ‘set the braids’ which carries the risk of significant scald injury. This study presents the first UK based case series of hair braiding associ...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-04-01
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Series: | Burns Open |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468912222000062 |