Sex differences in mortality after burn injury: Results of analysis of the National Burn Repository of the American Burn Association

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 452-456

  Kerby, Jeffrey D ^a,b   McGwin Jr , Gerald ^a,b   George, Richard L ^a,b   Cross, James A ^a,b   Chaudry, Irshad H ^c   Rue III, Loring W ^a,b  

^a Kentucky   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CHEMICAL BURN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC BURN; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LUNG BURN; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MORTALITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCALD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BURNS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REGISTRIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SURVIVAL RATE; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33749436417     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BCR.0000225957.01854.EE     Document Type: Article

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