Influence of demographics and inhalation injury on burn mortality in children

Burns

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 72-77

  Barrow, Robert E ^a   Spies, Marcus ^a   Barrow, Laura N ^a   Herndon, David N ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Age and gender; Burn size; Mortality rates; Probit analysis

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEMOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; RACE; REVIEW; SEPSIS; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0346338084     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2003.07.003     Document Type: Article

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