Quality of life after burn injury: The impact of joint contracture

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 864-868

  Leblebici, Berrin ^a   Adam, Mehmet ^a   Baǧiş, Selda ^a   Tarim, Akin M ^a   Noyan, Turgut ^a   Akman, Mahmut N ^a   Haberal, Mehmet A ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Burn; Contracture; Quality of Life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BURN; BURN CONTRACTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOINT CONTRACTURE; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANGE OF MOTION; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; BURNS; CONTRACTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DEFORMITIES, ACQUIRED; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33750840989     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.BCR.0000245652.26648.36     Document Type: Article

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