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Epidemiology of burns throughout the world. Part I: Distribution and risk factors

Michael Peck
- 01 Nov 2011 - 
- Vol. 37, Iss: 7, pp 1087-1100
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The epidemiology and risk factors of burns injuries worldwide are reviewed and it is shown that in high-income countries, burns occur disproportionately to racial and ethnic minorities such that socioeconomic status--more than cultural or educational factors--account for most of the increased burn susceptibility.
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This article is published in Burns.The article was published on 2011-11-01. It has received 760 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Poison control & Injury prevention.

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Differential premises arising from differential socialization of the sexes: some conjectures.

Jeanne H. Block
- 01 Dec 1983 - 
TL;DR: The sex-differentiated socialization emphases of parents and other representatives of societal institutions are considered as they influence the personality development and behavioral orientations of males and females to integrate the empirical findings surrounding gender differences in personality and socialization experience.
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