A retrospective analysis of 19,157 burns patients: 18-Year experience from Hallym Burn Center in Seoul, Korea

Burns

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 465-470

  Han, Tae Hyung ^a   Kim, Jong Hyun ^a   Yang, Min Seok ^a   Han, Kyung Woo ^a   Han, Sook Hee ^a   Jung, Jin A ^a   Lee, Jong Wook ^a   Jang, Young Chul ^a   Burd, Andrew ^b   Oh, Suk Joon ^a  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Burns; Epidemiology; Korea; Mortality; Scalds

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BURN; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTRIC BURN; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOME ACCIDENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; SCALD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SOUTH KOREA;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTENSIVE CARE; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS;

EID: 21144433088     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2004.11.014     Document Type: Article

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