title: Central heating devices cause childhood injuries but rarely burns: a study in Greece.
abstract: Injuries related to central heating devices represent a non-negligible fraction of all indoor injuries among children with mechanical lesions, outnumbering burns. Prevention strategies refer mainly to modifications or safer use of the appliances and improvements in building design.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece. epetrid@med.uoa.gr
authors.forename: Eleni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Petridou
authors.forename: Delia
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Alexe
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Trichopoulos
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006361:Heating / Q000295:instrumentation; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*