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Boiling wax burn in mid-autumn festival in Hong Kong.
- Source :
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Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries [Burns] 1997 Nov-Dec; Vol. 23 (7-8), pp. 629-30. - Publication Year :
- 1997
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Abstract
- An unusual cause of burn, contact with boiling wax by children and adolescents during the annual mid-autumn festival in Hong Kong is presented. 57 patients who suffered from hot wax burn over the period 1986-1996 were admitted to the Burns Unit of the Prince of Wales Hospital. This special burn should be preventable by public education.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0305-4179
- Volume :
- 23
- Issue :
- 7-8
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Burns : journal of the International Society for Burn Injuries
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 9568338
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0305-4179(97)00074-0