Epidemiological data and mortality rate of patients hospitalized with burns in Brazil

Burns

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 433-438

  De Souza, D A ^a   Marchesan, W G ^a   Greene, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BURN; CHILD; FEMALE; HOME ACCIDENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUICIDE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; BURNS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032142901     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(98)00043-6     Document Type: Article

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