Pediatric flame burn injuries from adulterated kerosene explosion – A public health alert from Southern Nigeria
Childhood burns injuries remain an important cause of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. Scald injuries had previously been noted to be the predominant aetiologic factor. Burns from kerosene explosions were virtually absent from early epidemiologic studies on burns in Nigeria but have been on a ste...
Main Authors: | Kevin Bassey, Frances Sam Okpokowuruk, Margaret Sylvester Antai, Osafugbe Oghenedoro, Ubong Ime Ekpo |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-07-01
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Series: | Burns Open |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468912222000128 |
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