Epidemiology of non-fatal burn injuries in children: evidence from Bangladesh Health and Injury Survey 2016

• Main Authors: A K M Fazlur Rahman (Author), Saidur Rahman Mashreky (Author), Farah Naz Rahman (Author), Ahmed Hossain (Author), Shagoofa Rakhshanda (Author), Minhazul Abedin (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background Burn is a major cause of childhood injury-related morbidity and mortality. Global estimates suggest that 90% of all cases occur in low-income and middle-income countries and over half of the disability-adjusted life-years are lost from fire-related burns in children. In Bangladesh, there...