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Electrical burn injuries secondary to copper theft

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Jonathan Dunne, Daniel Wilks, David Mather and Jeremy Rawlins have no conflicts of interest.

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  1. Department of Plastic Surgery, St George’s Hospital, Blackshaw Road, London, SW17 0QT, UK

    J. A. Dunne

  2. Department of Plastic Surgery, Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street, Leeds, LS1 3EX, UK

    D. J. Wilks

  3. Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Pinderfields Hospital, Aberford Road, Wakefield, WF1 4EE, UK

    D. P. Mather

  4. Department of Plastic Surgery and Burns, Royal Perth Hospital, 197 Wellington Street, Perth, 6000, Australia

    J. M. Rawlins

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Dunne, J.A., Wilks, D.J., Mather, D.P. et al. Electrical burn injuries secondary to copper theft. Eur J Trauma Emerg Surg 41, 689–690 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-015-0495-y

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