Using the hand to estimate the surface area of a burn in children

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 254-255

  Nagel, Thomas R ^a   Schunk, Jeff E ^b,c  

^a Southwest Texas Methodist Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn surface area estimation; Hand surface area

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; HAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SKIN SURFACE; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 0030771485     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006565-199708000-00003     Document Type: Article

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