Increased incidence of heater-related burn injury during a power crisis

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1106-1108

  Palmieri, Tina L ^a   Greenhalgh, David G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; DEMOGRAPHY; DEVICE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ELECTRIC ACCIDENT; ELECTRICITY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEATING; HOME ACCIDENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE PRICING; REOPERATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036794184     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.137.10.1106     Document Type: Article

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