National programme for prevention of burn injuries

The estimated annual burn incidence in India is approximately 6-7 million per year. The high incidence is attributed to illiteracy, poverty and low level safety consciousness in the population. The situation becomes further grim due to the absence of organized burn care at primary and secondary heal...

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Main Authors: J. L. Gupta, L. K. Makhija, S. P. Bajaj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2010-09-01
Series:Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1699455