A program to decrease hospital stay in acute burn patients

Burns

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 498-500

  Still, Joseph ^a   Donker, Keith ^a   Law, Edward ^a,b   Thiruvaiyaru, Dharma ^c  

^a Burn Center   (United States)

^b Physicians' Multispecialty Group   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BURN; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTPATIENT CARE; SKIN SURGERY; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; BURN UNITS; BURNS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POLICY MAKING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REFERENCE VALUES; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0343906838     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-4179(97)00044-2     Document Type: Article

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