Thermal injury in the elderly: Incidence and cause

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1985, Pages 487-489

  Kravitz, M ^a   Elliott, S ^a   Weissman, M ^a   Saffle, J R ^a   Warden, G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BURN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FATALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY SURFACE AREA; BURNS; FEMALE; HOUSING; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; UTAH;

EID: 0022380915     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-198511000-00006     Document Type: Article

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