Central heating devices cause childhood injuries but rarely burns: a study in Greece.
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.
Petridou
Eleni
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Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece. epetrid@med.uoa.gr
Alexe
Delia
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Trichopoulos
Dimitrios
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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*