Improving the accuracy of burn-surface estimation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1985, Pages 428-432

  Nichter, Larry S ^a,b   Williams, John ^a,b   Bryant, Carol A ^a,b   Edlich, Richard F ^a,b  

^a University of Virginia Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BURN; COMPUTER; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INJURY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BODY SURFACE AREA; BURNS; COMPUTERS; HUMAN;

EID: 0022196246     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-198509000-00017     Document Type: Article

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