Burns in Southern Turkey: Electrical burns remain a major problem

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 309-314

  Nursal, Tarik Zafer ^a   Yildirim, S ^b   Tarim, A ^b   Caliskan, K ^b   Ezer, A ^b   Noyan, T ^b  

^a Baskent Universitesi Adana Hastanesi   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BURN; BURN CONTRACTURE; CHILD; DATA BASE; ECTROPION; ELECTRIC BURN; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOCALCEMIA; INFANT; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; MORTALITY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URINE RETENTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BURNS; BURNS, ELECTRIC; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TURKEY;

EID: 0141484463     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BCR.0000085876.28504.EE     Document Type: Article

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