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Burns Prevention in a Paediatric Population

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The Management of Burns and Fire Disasters: Perspectives 2000

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Burns have an important place in the pathology of children due to their frequency and gravity. Thermal trauma is second only to car accidents as a cause of death during childhood and is still a leading cause of accidental death in the home among children aged 1–14 years.

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  1. University Children’s Hospital, Tirsova 10, 11000, Belgrade, Yugoslavia

    Zoran Golubovic, Gordana Janjic, Dragoslav Parabucki & Ivana Petronic

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  1. Division of Plastic Surgery and Burn Centre, Mediterranean Burns Club, Palermo, Italy

    M. Masellis MD (Professor and Head, Secretary-General) (Professor and Head, Secretary-General)

  2. Emergency Relief Operations, World Health Organization, Mediterranean Burns Club, Italy

    S. W. A. Gunn MD (Formerly Head, President) (Formerly Head, President)

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Golubovic, Z., Janjic, G., Parabucki, D., Petronic, I. (1995). Burns Prevention in a Paediatric Population. In: Masellis, M., Gunn, S.W.A. (eds) The Management of Burns and Fire Disasters: Perspectives 2000. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0361-6_25

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