TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2004//
TI  - Women victims of self-inflicted burns in Tabriz, Iran
JO  - Burns: journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
A1  - Maghsoudi, Hemmat
A1  - Garadagi, Abasad
A1  - Jafary, Golam Ali
A1  - Azarmir, Gila
A1  - Aali, Nahid
A1  - Karimian, Bahram
A1  - Tabrizi, Mahnaze
SP  - 217
EP  - 220
VL  - 30
IS  - 3
N2  - From 20 March 1998 through 20 March 2002, a total of 412 cases of self-burning were admitted to the burn center of East Azarbaijan, located in the city of Tabriz, Iran. The average age was 25.5 years; 99% of self-burning cases were female. A total of 76.5% of those patients were in the 15-19 and 20-29 year age groups. Most cases were married, housekeepers and illiterate and poor. Seventy-five percent of the patients had impulsive suicidal intention. The major motive was marital conflict. The mortality rate was 79.6%. The mean burned surface area was 65.5%. Kerosene was used by 77% of the patients as a burning agent.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0305-4179
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2003.10.010
ID  - ref1
ER  -