CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Plast Surg 2009; 42(02): 193-194
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1699343
Invited Discussion
Association of Plastic Surgeons of India

Burn epidemiology - An Indian perspective

Sameek Bhattacharya
Department of Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, PGIMER, R.M.L. Hospital, New Delhi, India
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Publication Date:
15 January 2020 (online)

 
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