Quality-of-life and outcome predictors following massive burn injury

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 791-797

  Anzarut, Alexander ^a   Chen, Matthew ^a   Shankowsky, Heather ^a   Tredget, Edward E ^a,b  

^a University of Alberta ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BODY SURFACE; BURN; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FULL THICKNESS SKIN GRAFT; HUMAN; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVAL;

EID: 24644488661     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000176257.22583.4b     Document Type: Review

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