Comparison of length of hospital stay to mortality rate in a regional burn center

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 39-44

  Peck, Michael D ^a   Mantelle, Lily ^a   Ward, C Gillon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; DISEASE SEVERITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PREDICTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; LINEAR MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0030033532     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-199601000-00010     Document Type: Article

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