title: A review of burns related to traditions, social habits, religious activities, festivals and traditional medical practices.
abstract: This paper reviews burns that occur because of specific social habits and traditions; religious beliefs and activities; social events and festivals; and traditional medical practices. A literature review did not reveal any article that specifically reviews such burns. These injuries are not only interesting (being nation-specific) but are also important with regards to implementation of preventive measures in various countries around the world.
authors.affiliation: King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. moqattan@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Mohammad M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Al-Qattan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Al-Zahrani
mesh_terms: D002056:Burns / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology*; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006693:Holidays / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008519:Medicine, Traditional / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000523:psychology*; D012069:Religion and Psychology