Burns in children younger than two years of age: An experience with 200 consecutive admissions

Pediatrics

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 721-723

  Sheridan, Robert L ^a,b,c   Ryan, Colleen M ^a,b,c   Petras, Lisa M ^a   Lydon, Martha K ^a   Weber, Joan M ^a   Tompkins, Ronald G ^a,b,c  

^a Shriners Burns Institute   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FLUID BALANCE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BURNS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT;

EID: 0030875723     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.100.4.721     Document Type: Article

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