Recent outcomes in the treatment of burn injury in the united states: A report from the american burn association patient registry

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 219-232

  Saffle Md, Jeffrey R ^a   Davis Phd, Byron ^a   Williams Rn, Pat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CHEMICAL INJURY; CHILD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; ELECTRIC INJURY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT INFORMATION; QUALITY CONTROL; RADIATION INJURY; SCALD; SURVIVAL RATE; THERMAL INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; REGISTRIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029039058     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-199505000-00002     Document Type: Article

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