Treatment of white phosphorus and other chemical burn injuries at one burn center over a 51-year period

Burns

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 448-452

  Barillo, David J ^a,b,d   Cancio, Leopoldo C ^a   Goodwin, Cleon W ^a,c  

^a US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Burn; Chemical injury; White phosphorus

Indexed keywords

ACID; ALKALI; PHOSPHORUS;

BODY SURFACE; CHEMICAL BURN; CONFERENCE PAPER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MORTALITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; BURNS, CHEMICAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PHOSPHORUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEXAS;

EID: 3042596480     PISSN: 03054179     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.burns.2004.01.032     Document Type: Conference Paper

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