Thermal injury in patients with seizure disorders: An opportunity for prevention

Journal of Burn Care and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 318-323

  Rimmer, Ruth B ^a   Bay, R Curtis R ^a   Foster, Kevin N ^a   Jones, Melanie A ^a   Wadsworth, Michelle ^a   Lessard, Collette ^a   Mathieson, Kathleen ^a   Caruso, Daniel M ^a  

^a MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BURN; COOKING; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALLING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FIRE; FOLLOW UP; HEAT; HOMELESSNESS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; NURSING CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROPHYLAXIS; REGISTER; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEIZURE; THERMAL INJURY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANTICONVULSANTS; ARIZONA; BURNS; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PAMPHLETS; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 33947141325     PISSN: 1559047X     EISSN: 15590488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BCR.0B013E318031A161     Document Type: Article

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