Burn incidence and medical care use in the United States: Estimates, trends, and data sources

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 95-107

  Brigham, Peter A ^a   McLoughlin, Elizabeth ^b  

^a Burn Foundation   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; CODING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATISTICS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MORTALITY; UNITED STATES;

BURN UNITS; BURNS; DATA COLLECTION; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029877705     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-199603000-00003     Document Type: Article

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