Firecracker injuries during Diwali festival: The epidemiology and impact of legislation in Delhi

Setting and Design: A hospital-based retrospective study of firecracker-related injuries was carried out at a government sponsored hospital in Delhi. Materials and Methods: 1373 patients attended the emergency burn care out-patients clinic during 2002-2010 pre-Diwali, Diwali and post-Diwali days. Ev...

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Published in:	Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery
Main Authors:	R. Tandon, K. Agrawal, R.P. Narayan, V.K. Tiwari, V. Prakash, S. Kumar, S. Sharma
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2012-01-01
Subjects:	disaster diwali firecracker legislation noise pollution
Online Access:	http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0970-0358.96595