Frosthite injuries treated in the Helsinki area from 1995 to 2002

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1315-1320

  Koljonen, Virve ^a,b   Andersson, Katarina ^a   Mikkonen, Kirsi ^a   Vuola, Jyrki ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b Toolo Hospital   (Finland)

Author keywords

Death; Frostbite; Prognosis; Quality of life; Reconstructive surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD EXPOSURE; COLD INJURY; DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TISSUE INJURY; AMPUTATION; FINLAND; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMPUTATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FROSTBITE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 11144223193     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TA.0000151258.06910.83     Document Type: Article

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