Impact of modification of burn center referral criteria on primary patient outcome

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 854-858

  Welling, Lieke ^a   Dijkgraaf, Marcel G W ^a   Nieuwenhuis, Marianne K ^b   Oen, Irma M H ^c   Henny, C Pieter ^a   Middelkoop, Esther ^d   Luitse, Jan S K ^a   Gouma, Dirk J ^a  

^a ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MARTINI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c Medisch Centrum Rijnmond Zuid   (Netherlands)

^d RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LUNG BURN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BURN UNITS; BURNS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FIRES; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33750796624     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BCR.0000245419.81873.0F     Document Type: Article

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