Burns caused by medical therapy

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 269-273

  Barillo, David J ^a,b   Coffey, El Centro ^a,b   Shirani, Khan Z ^a,b   Goodwin, Cleon W ^a,b  

^a US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b American Burn Association   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZER; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; CIGARETTE SMOKING; HEAT TREATMENT; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; IATROGENIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL CARE; PATIENT MONITORING; SCALD; VAPORIZER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL ERRORS; MIDDLE AGED; NEBULIZERS AND VAPORIZERS; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 0034122207     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-200021030-00016     Document Type: Article

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