A three decade analysis of factors affecting burn mortality in the elderly

Burns

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 958-963

  Lionelli, G T ^a   Pickus, E J ^a,b   Beckum, O K ^a   DeCoursey, R L ^a   Korentager, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Burns; Decade comparison; Elderly; Inhalation injury; Mortality; Thermal injury

Indexed keywords

BODY SURFACE; COMORBIDITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FATALITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LUNG BURN; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT INFORMATION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENESCENCE; THERMAL INJURY;

EID: 27944437427     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2005.06.006     Document Type: Article

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