TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Burns in the developing world and burn disasters
JO  - British medical journal: BMJ
A1  - Ahuja, Rajeev B.
A1  - Bhattacharya, Sameek
SP  - 447
EP  - 449
VL  - 329
IS  - 7463
N2  - Developing countries have a high incidence of burn injuries, creating a formidable public health problem. High population density, illiteracy, and poverty are the main demographic factors associated with a high risk of burn injury. The exact number of burns is difficult to determine: judicious extrapolation suggests that India, with a population of over 1 billion, has 700 000 to 800 000 burn admissions annually. The high incidence makes burns an endemic health hazard. Social, economic, and cultural factors interact to complicate the management, reporting, and prevention of burns.
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SN  - 0959-8138
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmj.329.7463.447
ID  - ref1
ER  -