%0 Journal Article
%T Epidemiologic study of 850 children with burns requiring hospitalization
%J Semaine des Hopitaux, La
%D 1978
%A Maurage, C.
%A Mercier, C.
%A Robert, Marie
%V 54
%N 9-12
%P 453-460
%X This study concerns 850 cases of burns in children. It showed the predominance of burns in boys between the ages of one and 3 years. Most domestic accidents (96.5%) were due to boiling water (55.9%), the second cause was burns due to a flame (11.7%). Most accidents arrived at meal times. The area of burnt skin was as follows: in 222 cases, less than 5%; in 365 cases, between 5 and ten percent; in 152 cases, between 10 and 25%; and in 111 cases, more than 25%.   <p></p>  <p>Language: fr</p>
%G fr
%I Expansion Scientifique Francaise
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%U http://dx.doi.org/