TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Retrospective study of adult burns patients in teaching institute of South Gujarat
JO  - Journal of the Indian Medical Association
A1  - Pancholi, M.
A1  - Sharma, P.
A1  - Patel, G.R.
SP  - 142
EP  - 144
VL  - 113
IS  - 11
N2  - A retrospective study of patients of burns admitted in the New Civil Hospital of Surat during 2008-2009 was done and data gathered. Out of 768 total adult burn patients, 437 (56.9) were males and 331 (43.1) were females; the etiological factors, social elements, occupation of patients and pattern of injury were studied. Single male migrants from other parts of country for earnings, lived in high-density in the industrial area of the city with poor hygiene, sanitation and living standards with poor safety leads to high incidence of household (57.9%) and industrial accidents (42.1%) resulting into burns injury out of other injuries dominantly affecting males rather than females. © 2015, Indian Medical Association. All rights reserved.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0019-5847
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -