Epidemiology of burns throughout the World. Part II: intentional burns in adults

MD Peck - Burns, 2012 - Elsevier
A significant number of burns and deaths from fire are intentionally wrought. Rates of
intentional burns are unevenly distributed throughout the world; India has a particularly high …

Deliberate self-harm and suicide in adolescents

DE Greydanus, D Shek - The Keio journal of medicine, 2009 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Deliberate self-harm (DSH) is a widespread yet often hidden problem in adolescents and
young adults. Though most DSH can be classified as “non-suicidal self-cutting”, some do go …

Surgical reconstruction of craniofacial trauma and burns

MA Carro, E Tokgöz - Cosmetic and reconstructive facial plastic surgery: A …, 2023 - Springer
Craniofacial trauma can result in permanent facial deformity, even with immediate treatment.
Special consideration is given to this particular region of the body, due to the close proximity …

Challenges facing women survivors of self-immolation in the Kurdish regions of Iran: A qualitative study

J Yoosefi Lebni, J Abbas, F Khorami, B Khosravi… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Objectives Women confront many problems after self-immolation, so the purpose of this
study was to explore the challenges facing women survivors of self-immolation in the …

Self-immolation in Iran

A Ahmadi, R Mohammadi, D Stavrinos… - Journal of burn care …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Deliberate self-inflicted burn is rare in high-income countries, but is reported more frequently
in low-and middle-income countries, especially in Asia and Africa. Rates in Iran are among …

Self-immolation: socioeconomic, cultural and psychiatric patterns

B Poeschla, H Combs, S Livingstone, S Romm… - Burns, 2011 - Elsevier
INTRODUCTION: Self-immolation remains a significant contemporary problem. Its
epidemiology and causes, and the intervention strategies these suggest vary significantly …

Suicide by self-immolation in southern Iran: an epidemiological study

AA Mohammadi, M Karoobi, A Erfani, R Shahriarirad… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Self-immolation, as a method of suicide, is one of the most violent and extreme
ways which is usually attempted by the ignition of inflammable materials, with more than …

Burn registries state of affairs: a scoping review

E Gus, S Brooks, I Multani, J Zhu… - Journal of Burn Care …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Registry science allows for the interpretation of disease-specific patient data from secondary
databases. It can be utilized to understand disease and injury, answer research questions …

[HTML][HTML] Epidemiology and outcome of self-inflicted burns at pakistan institute of medical sciences, islamabad

M Saaiq, B Ashraf - World journal of plastic surgery, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
BACKGROUND Self-inflicted burn injuries carry considerable mortality and morbidity among
otherwise fit young individuals. This study assessed the epidemiologic pattern and outcome …

Familial risk factors for self-immolation: a case-control study

A Ahmadi, R Mohammadi, DC Schwebel… - Journal of Women's …, 2009 - liebertpub.com
Objective: Women are the primary victims of self-immolation in Iran; between 70–88% of self-
immolation patients are women. The aim of this study is to investigate familial risk factors for …