Change of complement system predicts the outcome of patients with severe thermal injury

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 148-153

  Kang, Hee Jung ^a,c   Kim, J H ^a   Lee, E H ^b   Lee, Y K ^a   Hur, M ^a   Lee, K M ^a  

^a Hallym University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Green Cross Company   (South Korea)

^c Hallym University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENT; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENT ALTERNATIVE PATHWAY; COMPLEMENT BLOOD LEVEL; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL; THERMAL INJURY;

ADULT; BURNS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMPLEMENT C3; COMPLEMENT C4; COMPLEMENT MEMBRANE ATTACK COMPLEX; COMPLEMENT PATHWAY, ALTERNATIVE; COMPLEMENT SYSTEM PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PROGNOSIS; SEPSIS; SHOCK, SEPTIC; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0038247983     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BCR.0000066791.85810.BC     Document Type: Article

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