- Author
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Runyan, C. W.
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Bangdiwala, S. I.
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Linzer, M. A.
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Sacks, J. J.
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Butts, J.
- Title
- Risk Factors for Fatal Residential Fires.
- Coporate
- North Carolina Univ., Chapel Hill
Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA
North Carolina Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Chappel Hill
- Journal
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New England Journal of Medicine,
Vol. 324,
No. 12,
859-863,
1992
- Keywords
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residential buildings
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risk assessment
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urban fires
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smoke detectors
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smoking
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mobile homes
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heating equipment
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manufactured housing
- Abstract
- Residential fires are most likely to be caused by heating equipment or smoking materials. The risk of death is greatest in fires in mobile homes in those involving alcohol-imparied persons and in those in houses without smoke detectors.